Plot Details
What is the Ceremony of Twelve?
annual event assigns each Twelve their future role in the community.
Who is Jonas?
The main character chosen as the new Receiver of Memory.
Who and why is the choice?
The community is designed to eliminate this human experience.
What is release?
The community’s word for death.
Who says, “Memories are forever.”
The Giver
When did Jonas stop taking pills?
Jonas stops taking these after his first memory from the Giver.
Who is the Giver?
The old man who trains Jonas and holds the community’s memories.
who contolls the weather?
The community controls climate to prevent this natural occurrence.
What is the Receiver of Memory?
The title given to the person who holds all memories of the past.
Who says “I liked the feeling of love.”
Jonas
What is the memory of snow?
This memory, involving a sled, is the first Jonas receives.
Who is Lily?
Jonas’s younger sister, who dreams of becoming a Birthmother.
What is sameness?
This concept ensures everyone lives the same type of life.
What is Birthmother?
The job is given to those who give birth to children.
Who says, “Without the memories, it’s all meaningless.”
The Giver
What is death?
Jonas discovers that “release” actually means this.
Who is Gabriel?
The baby Jonas secretly takes with him when he leaves the community.
What are bicycles?
Citizens ride these everywhere instead of cars.
What is the precision of language?
The term for precise, emotionless speech used by the community.
Who says,“He killed it!”
Jonas
Why did Jonas make a change of plans with the Giver community?
Jonas leaves the community in order to do this to save Gabriel.
Who is the Nurturer?
Jonas’s father’s job involves caring for and releasing newborns.
What is the Annex?
The place Jonas is forbidden to enter but later visits for training.
What is discrimination?
A word meaning unfair treatment of individuals differently.
Who says, “Seeing beyond.”
The Chief Elder