Chapter 12
After Jonas's first day of training, what happened REPEATEDLY that night?
He re-lived/dreamt about the nice sled ride memory that had been given to him
Of whom was Jonas speaking when he said that he wanted to be able to offer someone two different colors of things to play with?
GABRIEL
With WHOM did the Giver's former spouse live?
CHILDLESS ADULTS
What was Jonas's first experience with serious physical pain?
WHEN HE BROKE HIS LEG DURING THE BAD SLED RIDE
The favorite memory of the Giver surrounded around what holiday?
CHRISTMAS
What color hair did the soldier have who died in front of Jonas
YELLOW/BLOND
Who tried multiple times to get Jonas to speak about his training?
FIONA
The Giver suggested to Jonas that not having colors wasn't the REAL issue -- RATHER, not having WHAT is what was important?
CHOICES (FREEDOM TO MAKE CHOICES)
Name the OBJECT(S) that the Giver mentioned would make it very difficult for Jonas if he were to choose to apply for a spouse.
BOOKS
Whose idea was it AND why was the idea suggested to have Gabriel sleep in Jonas's room?
IT WAS JONAS'S IDEA AND HE DID IT SO THAT HIS PARENTS (especially Mother) COULD GET SOME GOOD SLEEP
What WORD was Jonas unable to come up with that identified the most intense NEW feeling that he experienced in the best memory given to him?
LOVE
The existence of what animal did Jonas attempt to transmit a memory of to someone else?
ELEPHANT
What made Jonas ONE MINUTE LATE to his second day of training
He had seen FIONA'S HAIR CHANGE
To WHOM did Jonas try to give memories to in this chapter (intentionally)? Hint: More than one
ASHER, LILY, and FATHER (will accept w/o Father as long as BOTH Asher and Lily are named)
Explain what the OFFICIAL reason is for why the Community developed the ability to create a Receiver of Memory who could hold all the memories, knowledge, emotions, and feelings of the past.
SO THAT THE RECEIVER COULD USE THE WISDOM GAINED FROM THE MEMORIES IN ORDER TO ADVISE THE ELDERS WHEN ASKED
From the clues given in the text, WHICH WAR was it that the Giver had Jonas experience?
THE U.S. CIVIL WAR
Where did the Giver tell Jonas he could find out who his own parents-of-the-parents were?
The HALL OF OPEN RECORDS
What was the first OUTRIGHT lie that Jonas told his parents?
THAT HE UNDERSTOOD WHY "LOVE" WAS SUCH A MEANINGLESS, IMPROPER WORD TO USE
Of the first FIVE things that Jonas saw the color RED in, which was the only thing that STAYED red (was not just a fleeting change)?
THE SLED FROM THE FIRST MEMORY
What feeling/emotion did Jonas begin to often feel now - even if he knew it was irrational to do so?
ANGER/ANGRY
What caused (was the reason) there were days when Jonas received no training from the Giver?
THE GIVER WOULD BE IN TOO MUCH PAIN AND HE WOULD TELL JONAS TO GO AWAY
How did Jonas discover that he could transmit memories?
HE ACCIDENTALLY GAVE A MEMORY TO GABRIEL WHEN HE WAS CALMING HIM DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
In the book, it says that Jonas somehow (by instinct) could sense that WHAT was connected with/associated with LOVE? MUST BE EXACT - ONE WORD
RISK
What decision did Jonas make about notifying the Giver of Jonas's ability to transmit memories to others.
HE DECIDED NOT TO TELL THE GIVER
In order to help achieve WHAT was the reason that the decision had been made to get rid of colors
SAMENESS
What was the first example of emotional pain that Jonas experienced?
THE KILLING OF THE ELEPHANT
What did the Giver to Jonas that made Jonas double check that the Speaker switch had been turned to OFF
THE GIVER TOLD JONAS THAT HIS INSTRUCTORS KNEW NOTHING
Who suggested that the release of Gabriel might not be such a bad thing?
MOTHER
During the unscheduled holiday, what was the name of the game (how THEY referred to it) that the kids were playing at the field?
GOOD GUYS - BAD GUYS
What prompted Father to tell the others in the family unit that he wanted to go to bed early in order to get a good night's sleep?
HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO RELEASE A TWIN IN THE MORNING
In Chapters 12 and 13, Jonas says WHAT about the decision made by the Community's designers to get rid of colors/choices and to have only the Receiver of Memory have to feel pain?
IT ISN'T FAIR!
Without WHAT were facts and information useless (according to the Giver)
THE MEMORIES
When Jonas suggested to the Giver that they should change the way the Community operated, what was the Giver's response (MUST BE COMPLETE)
HE SAID, "HOW DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO THAT; I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH I AM SUPPOSEDLY THE ONE WITH ALL THE WISDOM"
By the end of the chapter that had the unscheduled holiday, Jonas expressed an idea that is summed up by the idiom IGNORANCE IS BLISS. What is it that he was wishing for?
To have his innocent (unknowing) childhood again free from the memories and the pain
What was the LIE that Father told Jonas? (Technically, Jonas does NOT find out that it is a lie until chapter 18)
HE TOLD JONAS THAT SOMEONE COMES FROM ELSEWHERE AND THAT HE GIVES THE RELEASED NEWCHILD TO THE PERSON