Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-9
Chapters 10-13
Chapters 14-18
Chapters 19-23
100

What memory sparks a feeling of dread in Jonas at the beginning of the novel

A jet flies over the community

100

What do Jonas and his "family unit" do every morning?


talk about their dreams

100

What memories did the Receiver want Jonas to have?


Memories of the whole world.

100

What are some of differences between Jonas's pain in the sledding memory compared to his real life?

Jonas usually takes pills to be cured of pain immediately in real life OR The pain in the memory is much worse

100

 How did Jonas try to warm up Gabe?

He gave him a memory of sunshine.

200

What does it mean to be "released?"


To be removed from the community in some way

200

What are the pills that the adults in the Community take?


to make stirrings go away

200

What analogy did the Receiver compare his life to?

Going down a hill on a sled in deep snow.

200

Why does Jonas feel conflicted about the Giver's favorite memory?

Jonas wants to share the memory with others

200

Why was it so difficult to travel?

It was snowing heavily.

300

What is one reason why a person is released?


The person is very old and can no longer contribute.

300

How long did each member of the community have to take the pills?


Until they moved into the House of the Old.

300

How does Jonas receive memories?


By laying down and the Receiver touching his bare back.

300

Why would the loss of Jonas be more devastating for the community than the loss of Rosemary?

Jonas has more training and memories than Rosemary

300

What was waiting for him at the top of the hill? 

A sled

400

In which Ceremony are children named?


The Ceremony of Ones

400

 What symbol of growing up is shown by the front-buttoned jackets?


independence

400

Jonas's first memory was _______________.


of snow.

400

Why does the children's game upset Jonas in chapter 17?

Jonas cannot explain to his friends why the game is wrong

400

What was the first thing that Jonas saw in Elsewhere?

Christmas lights

500

What is the name of the infant that Father is concerned is not thriving?


Gabriel.

500

 Which quality is most important to Jonas's community?


sameness

500

What happens to memories once the Giver gives it to Jonas?

When Jonas receives memories, the Giver no longer has them.

500

What memory does the Giver give Jonas on accident when the Giver was in too much pain?

The memory of war

500

What did he hear for the first time? 


Music