Characters
Who is the main character in the story who gets chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory?
Who is Jonas
What kind of vehicle does everyone in the community ride to get around town?
What is a bicycle
Why is baby Gabriel in danger of being "released" in the first place?
What is because he doesn't sleep through the night (or isn't growing fast enough)?
What is the very first memory The Giver transmits to Jonas to introduce him to sensation?
What is riding a sled down a snowy hill
At what milestone event do twelve-year-olds receive their life assignments
What is the Ceremony of Twelve
What is the name of the newborn baby (Newchild) Jonas’s father brings home to care for?
Who is Gabriel (Gabe)
What age are kids in the community when they get their adult job assignments?
What is twelve (12)
What is the first painful physical memory that the Giver gives Jonas?
What is a sunburn
What memory does The Giver share that teaches Jonas the concept of family, warmth, and love?
What is the memory of Christmas / a family gathering
What disturbing revelation does Jonas watch on the video screen in The Giver’s room involving his father?
What is his father (releasing) or lethally injecting a twin infant for being lighter in weight
Who was the former Receiver of Memory candidate whose failure led to memories leaking back into the community?
Who is Rosemary
What nightly activity does Jonas's family have to do where everyone talks about how they felt during the day?
What is telling feelings (or sharing feelings)
What does Jonas do to help calm baby Gabriel down at night when he can't sleep?
What is giving him peaceful memories (like the lake/sailing)
What painful physical memory is transmitted to Jonas that gives him his first real understanding of agony?
What is a broken leg from a sled crash?
What is the major climax of the book?
What character has red hair, works as a Caretaker of the Old, and is Jonas’s female friend?
Who is Fiona
What special place in the community do elderly people live in before they are released?
What is the House of the Old
How does Jonas keep the search planes from detecting him and Gabe with heat sensors?
What is by transmitting memories of snow/cold to make their bodies cold
What object symbolizes Jonas's emergence into seeing color for the very first time?
What is an apple (thrown back and forth with Asher)
Why did The Giver insist on staying behind in the community rather than escaping with Jonas?
What is to help the community members process and survive the sudden influx of memories once Jonas leaves
What official position is assigned to Jonas's friend Asher at the Ceremony of Twelve?
What is Assistant Director of Recreation
What rule does Jonas break at night when he decides to run away from the community?
What is leaving his house after curfew (and stealing food/a bike)
Name the physical struggle Jonas and Gabriel face during their escape journey.
What are starvation, freezing temperatures/snow, and exhaustion
What memory of human suffering causes The Giver extreme pain and leads Jonas to ask to bear some of his burden?
What is the memory of war / a dying soldier on a battlefield
What happens in the end as Jonas slides down the snow-covered hill on a sled?
What is hearing music / seeing house lights