Characters
Jonas
Community
Vocabulary
Events
100

Wanted to have colors and make decisions

Jonas

100

Why does Jonas feel a separateness after the Ceremony?

Jonas can't talk about his job like other people.

100

Could the other people in the Community see colors?

No, they could not

100

The murder of a person by injection

Release

100

What happens to the Nines at a Ceremony?

Nines receive a bicycle for the first time.

200

Received a memory from Jonas

Gabriel

200

What was the first memory the receiver said he would give to Jonas?

The memory of snow

200

What evening ritual did the family perform after dinner?

They shared their feelings

200

Violation (of a rule or regulation)

Infraction

200

How did Jonas react after he watched the release?

He cried and became sarcastic.

300

Asked for and was given Release

Rosemary

300

What was happening when Jonas ''saw beyond''?

He started seeing the color red

300

Ceremony structured so that every person receives his or her assignment, or job

The ceremony of The Twelve

300

What words or concepts did Jonas experience?

snow, sled, hill, runners, and frigid air

300

What was Father's responsibility when twins were born?

He weighed the two, gave the larger to a Nurturer, and cleaned up the smaller one.

Then he performed a Ceremony of Release.

400

Had trouble with language

Asher

400

How did Jonas feel about being the receiver at the beginning of chapter 16

he didn't want to be the receiver

400

What Assignment did Asher get?

Assistant Director of Recreation

400

It was a "deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen."

Frightened

400

What happened to the old man's memory of the ride on the sled after he transmitted it to Jonas?

He did not remember it anymore. He had given the memory completely to Jonas.

500

Had honor but not power

The Giver

500

What pain did the giver ask Jonas to take in Chapter 15 

An injury in the war

500

What were the four qualities the Chief Elder said the Reciever of Memory must have?

intelligence, courage, wisdom, integrity

500

People who do not have a clear understanding of the real world

Ignorant

500

What do you learn about Rosemary's release in this chapter? (ch. 19)

Rosemary performed her own release.