Definitions
Vivid
bright, intense, or colorful
Every evening, families must share their feelings at this event...
Jonas learns that without memories, the community cannot truly feel these...
Emotions
The story takes place in this kind of society, where everything seems controlled and the same...
Utopia
to express disapproval of something; to sentence someone to a harsh punishment
Condemn
Jonas saves Gabriel from this fate...
Release
Jonas's first painful memory...
Sunburn
Jonas feels different because he has these unusual eyes...
Pale eyes
Euphemism
a mild or neutral word used to replace a word that might be unpleasant or offensive.
Snow and hills became ______________ in the community...
Obsolete
Jonas’s strongest memory of pain is of this...
War
“But they don’t want change. Life here is so orderly, so predictable – so painless. It’s what they’ve chosen.” What is the "thing" the community has chosen?
Sameness
a version of the real world that has been distorted to make it seem strange; a “reimagining” of a familiar world.
Alternate reality
The euphemism for dreams and strong feelings adolescents start to get in The Giver...
Stirrings
Jonas was told he was allowed to break this important rule in his training... (Hint: it is not "You may lie.")
He is allowed to be rude by asking any questions of people in the community.
Jonas transfers memories of snow to Gabriel for this reason...
To cool him down so they are not detected by the heat-seeking planes
a reference to a significant historical, literary, cultural, or political figure or idea.
Allusion
What is an example of an emblem in the novel?
Back-buttoned jacket, Front-buttoned jacket, bicycle
Why didn't the Giver escape with Jonas? (3 options)
To help the community when memories were released / to redeem himself / to stay with rosemary
At the very end, Jonas hears this, which gives hope to the ending...
Music/singing