Memories
Facts 1
Facts 2
Misc.
Major Themes
100
What does the Giver call the memories he must bear?
The burden is so heavy and oppressive that it wearies and ages him.
100
What year do the instructors focus on "precision of language"
Four
100
What happened to the first Caleb? How old was he?
He fell in a river. He was Four
100
What is the most shocking rule in Jonas's instruction manual?
You may lie
100
What are stirrings?
Start of sexual pleasurable feelings in which all people experience when the grow up (hit puberty)
200
What is the Giver's favorite memory?
It is a memory of family, presents, food, and warmth.
200
The item that the instructors use to discipline children?
the discipline wand. A thin, flexible weapon that stung painfully when wielded."
200
What was the first symbol of independence in the community
Front Buttoned jackets
200
Name the two situations in which being released is not a punishment.
With the newchildren and the old.
200
Why is Jonas sent away some days
The Giver is in terrible pain from the painful memories
300
What did the Giver start to hear when he was Jonas' age?
Music
300
How many nights had Gabriel slept in Jonas' room before his parents called him a hero?
Four Nights
300
In the Giver what book review company called the Giver a "A Powerful and Provocative Novel"
The New York Times
300
What is Murmur of Replacement?
When a child is lost and the family gets a replacement child
300
What is a ritual that the community does in the morning?
Dream Telling
400
How did Jonas calm down Gabriel?
The memory of sailing
400
What has happened to Jonas since he has stopped taking his pills?
The stirrings returned and had greater length
400
What question does Jonas ask that makes his parents insist on precision of language?
"Do you love me?"
400
Why does the other children's "war" game upset Jonas?
Because he has seen actual war.
400
What happens to parents after their children grow up?
They go to the House of Childless Adults.
500
First memory of great physical pain?
sledding downhill uncontrollably until he is thrown into the air, eventually falling on the ground
500
Why didn't the elders decide to allow birthmothers have four babies instead of three?
The memory of hunger.
500
What two things did the committee consider when giving children their life assignments?
The committee considers the character of the children (what would fit them best) and the community's needs.
500
What five qualities does the Giver must have?
intelligence,integrity, wisdom, courage, and the capacity to see beyond.
500
Name the person who was released from the house of the old.
Larissa
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