The Giver
What was the first color that Jonas saw?
Red
What was the first style of pictographic writing created by humans?
Hint: Scribes utilized styluses and tablets when forming this style of writing.
Cuneiform
What kind of house does Esperanza want for herself?
A large, white house
Who was mistakenly killed because the boys believed he was the beast?
Simon
What is a simile?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as" to compare the items.
What was the name of the child temporarily adopted by Jonas's family?
Gabriel
What mood could very fast paced music impart on the listener?
How many siblings does Esperanza have?
Three, two brothers and one sister
Who blows the conch for the first time?
Ralph
How would you write an in-text citation for a quote from The Giver from page 47? You must write this answer on a piece of paper or on the whiteboard.
(Lowry 47)
Which characters have light eyes?
The Giver, Jonas, Gabriel, another girl in a younger year than Jonas (Katharine). Rosemary also had light eyes.
Describe a piece of art, sculpture, song, or video that imparts the message of belonging.
What does Esperanza say her name means in English and in Spanish?
English: Hope
Spanish: Sadness/waiting
The littlun who disappeared had a _______ colored birthmark.
Mulberry
What is the format of "quote in a quote" punctuation?
The entire quote is put in double quotation marks while any dialogue is placed in single quotation marks within the larger quote.
"Henry cried, in sheer delight, 'We're off the see the Wizard!'"
What was the name of the child who drowned in the river?
Caleb
To impart a soothing or calm feeling on the viewer, what colors might an artist employ and why?
Depends on the person answering and their rationale, but light blue, soft pastel colors, light yellow, and soft Earth tones are generally considered calming.
What are "chanclas"
Shoes/flip flops
Castle Rock
Juxtaposition or metaphor:
The tiny speck of white dust landed softly on the black expanse of his suit jacket.
Juxtaposition
What was the first memory that The Giver transmitted to Jonas?
Sledding in winter
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Biggest question of the game, worth 1000 points.
When talking about creative works, what is the difference between structure and content ?
Content: the actual words/topics/images/figures in the piece
Structure: the way the content is arranged within the piece
What city is The House on Mango Street believed to be set in?
Chicago
Whose father was a member of the Navy?
Ralph
What is the meaning of the prefix "un"?
"Not" or "the opposite of"