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Family
The Giver
Life of Jonas
Community
100
What is Jonas' new assignment when he turns 12?
Receiver of memories
100
What is the name of Jonas' sister?
Lily
100
What is the first memory the Giver transmits to Jonas?
Sledding down a hill
100
What volunteer job does Jonas have at the beginning of the novel?
At the The House of the Old
100
What do they use to discipline children at home and at school?
A discipline wand
200
What do people of the community have to take for "stirrings"?
Pills
200
What does Jonas' father do?
Nurturer
200

Jonas realizes he has the ability to "see beyond" when he begins to see color. What was the Giver's indicator that he had the capacity to "see beyond?"

He could hear music. 

200
What is father's nickname for Lily?
Lilly-Billy
200
Which of the following is NOT shown in The Community? a) people who kill other people b) people who carry guns c) people who play war games d) people who break the rules and receive punishment
a) people who kill other people
300

What does Jonas have that only a few other people in the community have? What does this indicate to readers?

He has pale eyes. This shows us that those individuals have the capacity to "see beyond."

300
What is the name of the baby Jonas' Dad takes home?
Gabriel
300

What memory does Jonas receive that informs him of about the real creature that Lily's comfort object is modeled after? What happens in the memory?

A memory of an elephant being murdered by humans for it's tusks. 

300

What is Gabriel's comfort object?

A hippo. 

300
What happens if there is a twin born in the community?
the baby is "released".
400

What is different about the Giver's dwelling?

He is able to have books in his dwelling when the rest of the community is not. He also has very old, ornate furniture. 

400
What does the family have to share every night at supper?
"feelings"
400

The Giver teaches Jonas about a concept when he gives him the memory of a family celebrating Christmas. What is this concept and how to Jonas' parent react when he asks them about it?

The concept is love. When Jonas asks his parents about it, they get upset and say that the word is obsolete and does not mean anything. 

400

What memory does The Giver transmit to Jonas that teaches him about the horrors of the world that existed before his time?

War

400
What does release really mean in the community?
Release means they are killed by euthanasia. (a needle)
500

What is Sameness? How do Jonas and the Giver feel about Sameness?

Sameness is the concept the community has employed that requires everyone to do, see, wear, etc. the same thing. They do not feel it is right, but they acknowledge that it may be safer for the community than allowing members to make their own decisions. 

500
What does Jonas' Mother do as a job?
She works at the Department of Justice
500

What does The Giver mean when he says "without the memories, its all meaningless?"

The Giver means that the people of the community do not really know the full extent of life without emotions, history, etc. and therefore their lives are meaningless. 

500

What is Jonas beginning to realize about the nature of his community by chapter 15?

That the Committee of Elders is actually quite controlling of the citizens and does not allow them to truly live their lives. 

500

What happens to a child if they accidentally die in this community?

They have a day of mourning and then the child's name is retired until it is given to another child born at a later time.

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