Chapter 7
What is Jonas' number?
Nineteen
What does The Chief Elder say about Jonas when she asks him to come up to the stage?
Jonas was not assigned; he was selected.
What makes Jonas' training special?
He has to be trained by the Receiver of Memories and he is separated from everyone else.
Who was Jonas with when he went to the House of the Old?
Fiona
What color is Jonas able to see?
The first color Jonas is able to see is Red
What words did Asher get mixed up when he was learning from the Instructor of Threes?
"Snack" and "Smack"
What was Jonas selected for?
He was selected to be the next Receiver of Memory
What do the parents say to Jonas when he asks about the last failed Receiver of Memories?
His parents cannot speak the name; the name was designated Not-to-be-Spoken.
Why was Jonas surprised when he saw the books at the office?
He had never known that other books besides the dictionary, community map, and the book of rules existed.
What is the first feeling of pain that Jonas experiences?
He experienced a sunburn
What ceremony takes place during this chapter?
The Ceremony of Twelve
Who is in charge of training Jonas?
The current Receiver of Memories.
What was the example of language precision when Jonas was a Four?
He said he was "starving", but he was only "hungry".
What memories does the Receiver want Jonas to have?
The memories of the whole world and time
What is the name of the old man after he gives Jonas the name of the Receiver
The old man tells Jonas to call him the Giver
What happened to Jonas during the ceremony?
He was skipped.
What are the qualities that a Receiver must have?
Intelligence, integrity, courage, wisdom, and the Capacity to See Beyond
What does being a Receiver-in-training allow him to do that others cannot?
How was the furniture of the office different?
It wasn't standardized like the rest of the community's furniture
Why did people let go of many attributes of life?
People wanted to achieve Sameness, to not experience indifference or pain, to create a "perfect world"
Why does the ceremony take so long?
Each announcement takes a long time, and there's a speech directed at each new Twelve.
What sensation did the Chief Elder warn Jonas that he would feel?
Intense physical pain, pain beyond anything anybody but the current Receiver has experienced before
What can Jonas not do now that he's a Receiver-in-training?
He cannot discuss his training with other members of the community, dream-tell, apply for medication if it's related to his training, or apply to release.
What analogy did the Receiver compare his life to?
Going down a hill on a sled in deep snow
What does it mean to See beyond?
Seeing-beyond means being able to see what the rest of the community can't, color.