Setting
What is the name of the main community in The Giver?
What is the ceremony Jonas is excited for at the beginning of the book?
The Ceremony of Twelve.
Who is Jonas's best friend?
Asher.
What does release mean in the community?
Getting killed
Who is the protagonist of The Giver?
Jonas
What is unique about the climate in Jonas’s community?
It is climate-controlled with no seasons.
What job is Jonas assigned at the Ceremony of Twelve?
Receiver of Memory.
What is the name of the baby that Jonas’s family takes in?
Gabriel
What is Samneess
The practice of eliminating differences to maintain control and uniformity.
Who is the reciver of memory
Jonas
What is unique about the climate in Jonas’s community?
Each family unit is allowed one boy and one girl.
What is the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver?
A sled ride in the snow.
What object symbolizes Jonas's ability to see beyond?
What is the meaning of the word precision of language?
Speaking accurately to avoid misunderstandings.
What is the name of jonasis sister?
Lily
Where does the Giver live within the community?
The Annex, behind the House of the Old.
Why does Jonas leave the community?
To release the memories back to the people and save Gabriel.
What happens when twins are born in the community?
The smaller one is released.
What is elsewere
Speaking accurately to avoid misunderstandings.
Which character is often reprimanded for incorrect language?
Asher
What is beyond the boundaries of the community?
The area referred to as "Elsewhere."
What does Jonas see at the end of the book?
A sled and a house with lights possibly symbolic or real.
How are memories transferred between the Giver and Jonas?
Through physical touch placing hands on Jonas's back.
What is the significance of the term Capacity to See Beyond?
The ability to perceive things beyond normal senses, like seeing colors or receiving memories.
What is the name of the baby Jonas takes with him when he leaves the community?
Gabriel