The Giver 1
What is the name of Jonas' little sister?
Lily.
How are people Released from the Community? What process is followed?
Lethal injection.
What is the name of the ritual when the characters in the Giver receive their assignments?
The Ceremony of the Twelve
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using like or as.
First Line: "Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens.
What is it called when something is needed? (Must be spelt correctly!)
Necessary
What is the first memory of pain that Jonas experiences?
Sunburn.
What is The Giver's favourite memory?
Christmas!
What do members of the community receive when they turn nine?
A bicycle.
Give me a scene from The Giver where suspense is created particularly effectively and explain how.
The Ceremony of the Twelve/Release Scene
First line: My name is Raphael Fernandez and I am a dumpsite boy.
Trash
What does ominous mean?
Spooky, suspenseful, eerie
What does inexplicable mean?
It cannot be explained, mysterious.
What Assignment does Fiona receive?
Carer for the Old.
A sailboat.
What is Asher's assignment in The Giver?
Assistant to the director of Recreation
Give me five synonyms for scared.
Afraid/horrified/terrified/panicked/alarmed/frightened
Who wrote the original Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What centuries did the Romantic period take place in?
18th-19th century (1780-1830)
What does adolescent mean?
A teenager.
What is Asher's Assignment in The Giver?
Assistant to the Director of Recreation.
Give me three features/themes/characteristics of the dystopian genre.
surveillance/control/environmental damage/uniformity/loss of individuality/propaganda
What is Jonas' comfort object?
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;" - What device is being used here?
Alliteration
Name 3 themes or characteristics of Gothic Literature.
death, decay, haunted houses, castles, curses, madness, romance, darkness, supernatural, science, revenge
Name 3 Romantic Poets
Shelley/Wordsworth/Bronte sisters/Byron/Keats/
What does pseudonym mean?
A fictitious name used by an author instead of their real name.
What is enjambment?
When a poem continues over the end of a line; it does not end in a full stop
What is Jonas' mother's Assignment? (Exact words only)
Department of Justice official
What does the Receiver advise the Council of Elders against and why?
Allowing families to have a third child, because he is afraid of overpopulation and hunger in his memories.
What is the literary device that refers to words that sound like they mean? (You must spell it correctly to receive your points!)
onomatopoeia
Can you name two other dystopian writers?
George Orwell/Margaret Atwood/Ray Bradbury/Suzanne Collins/Aldous Huxley
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance."
What device is being used here?
What does ubiquitous mean?
Found everywhere.