Chapter 13
When does Jonas know he won't be receiving training from The Giver that day?
When he arrived to find The Giver hunched over, rocking his body back and forth, his face pale
What is different about the memory that The Giver showed him in this chapter from previous times?
The sled crashes, Jonas vomits, gets scrapes, and breaks his leg.
What was the memory that The Giver gave Jonas?
Warfare; people and animals dying
War; Jonas becomes overwhelmed and begs Asher to not play it again, though Asher ignores him.
What was the name of the failed Receiver-in-Training?
Rosemary
Why is Asher uncomfortable with Jonas?
Jonas puts his hands on Asher's shoulders.
What does The Giver do after each session he gives Jonas a memory of pain?
He ends the session with a memory filled with colors and pleasant emotions.
What did Jonas give to the dying boy in the memory?
Water; the boy died immediately after drinking water from Jonas.
Why does everybody get the day off in this chapter?
The committee declared an unscheduled holiday.
Why did the last Receiver-in-Training fail?
After being shown anguishes from The Giver, she applied for Release.
Why did the failure of the last Receiver in Training remind the community why they need a Receiver of Memories?
What is Jonas's dad tasked to do with the coming twins from a birthmother?
He has to choose which one to release and which one gets to be nurtured; it's usually determined by birthweight.
What was one of The Giver's favorite memories?
Christmas, when everyone opens presents
That everyone has a twin, and Elsewhere has another copy of everyone in the society.
What does The Giver say about Jonas and Rosemary that Jonas's parents didn't say to him?
The Giver said he loved Rosemary and loves Jonas; his parents didn't.
What memory did The Giver show Jonas that gave him a new association of the color red?
People hunting and killing an elephant, another elephant coming to grieve
What did Jonas do to calm Gabriel down at night and what did this result in?
He gave Gabriel the memory The Giver had given him of a boat on a lake and now Jonas can't remember it anymore.
What emotion did the Christmas memory let Jonas put into words?
Love
What's happening to Jonas's dreams now that he isn't taking his pills?
His dreams are more emotionally intense; he feels stronger emotions and the pleasurable ones have returned
What feelings did The Giver feel when the memories were released back into the community?
He was overwhelmed by grief at the loss of the Receiver-in-Training, and he felt like he failed her.
People can't make their own choices because it's not safe, but Jonas is frustrated and angry at everyone else's complacency.
Why did The Giver advise the committee against increasing the birthrate so that there would be more Laborers?
He recalled his memories of hunger, knew that civilizations starved and went to war over resources, so he advised them to not increase the birthrate.
He throws the pill that he's supposed to take every day away.
How has the perception of precise language changed for Jonas now that he has the memories? (Give an example from the chapter)
Emotions can only be fully understood through memories. Lily's anger was only impatience and exasperation, Jonas's mother wasn't truly sad.
What was the last thing that the last Receiver-in-Training left with The Giver?
A kiss on the cheek