About the Book
Characters
Setting the Scene
Plot
Terms
100
Who is the author of this book?
Lois Lowry
100
Who is the main character?
Jonas
100
What type of world did the Elders try to create?
Utopia
100
What was given at the Ceremony of Twelve?
A person's "assignment"
100
What does "release" mean?
Death by injection
200
What type of literature is this book?
Dystopian Literature
200
Who was the newchild that stayed with the main character's family?
Gabriel
200
Who was in a family unit?
A mother, a father, a boy, and a girl
200
Name three things Jonas had to do to receive memories.
Take off tunic, close eyes, lie on the bed, have the Giver's hands on his back
200
What are "Stirrings"?
Attraction to another person
300
What concept was the author interested in that appeared frequently throughout the book?
Memory
300
Who got in trouble for mixing up the words "smack" and "snack"?
Asher
300
What was the name of the community that the Elders created?
Sameness
300
What happened to Caleb?
He was "lost" in the river/died
300
What was the name of the place where newchildren were cared for?
The Nurturing Center
400
This is a book about going against your _____________.
culture
400
Who did the main character dream about?
Fiona
400
What are two possible interpretations of Elsewhere?
1. Heaven/Afterlife/Death 2. A real community that is some distance away
400
Name one characteristic needed to become the Receiver of Memory.
Courage, wisdom, intelligence, the capacity to see beyond, integrity
400
What was the name of the ritual that was done every morning?
The Sharing of Dreams
500
What kind of ending does this book have?
An ambiguous ending
500
Who explained "Stirrings" to the main character?
his mother
500
Name three things that the community did NOT have.
Color, feelings, birthday parties, animals, etc.
500
What rule on his list of instructions particularly interested Jonas?
You may lie.
500
Name one ceremony where a person's name was chanted over and over. You must also name the person whose name was chanted.
Ceremony of Twelve- Jonas Ceremony of Loss- Caleb
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