characters
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100

Who is the main character

Jonas

100

The memory Jonas receives that includes physical pain.

Sunburn

100

What age do kids get their bikes?

9

100

This item symbolizes individuality and uniqueness in Jonas

Jonas’s pale eyes

100

This is the reason why the Community eliminated color

to maintain sameness

200

Who is Jonas's mentor

The Giver

200

This memory helps Jonas understand the concept of love.

Christmas

200

The rule Jonas breaks by leaving the Community.

leaving the Community without permission

200

This symbolizes the Community's lack of freedom and choice

sameness

200

The term used for the process of removing a member of the Community.

release

300

Who is Jonas's sister

Lily

300

The memory that makes Jonas question war.

The battlefield

300

these two traits are required of the Receiver of Memory.

wisdom and courage

300

This represents the weight of memories and responsibility

the sled

300

Families in the Community consist of this specific structure.

one mother, one father, one son, and one daughter

400

Who is the infant Jonas saves by escaping the Community.

Gabriel

400

This positive memory brings Jonas joy after he feels despair.

Rainbow

400

What is used to disipline the children?

The disipline wand

400

This symbolizes a new beginning for Jonas and Gabriel

the hill

400

The feature that marks the boundary of the Community

the river

500

Whats the name of the Giver’s daughter, who was a failed Receiver.

Rosemary

500

The memory that prompts Jonas to decide to leave the Community.

Starvation

500

The reason why lying is forbidden in the Community.

to maintain trust and order

500

This color represents the beginning of Jonas’s awakening

red

500

This feature is notably missing from the weather in the Community

snow