Characters
List at least TWO main characters in The Giver who have pale eyes.
Jonas, The Giver, Gabriel
What happens in the Ceremony of Twelve?
Children receive their job assignments.
What is the first color Jonas sees?
Red
What does RELEASE mean?
Death
If you are "released," you are killed via lethal injection.
What does Jonas steal from his father before he leaves for Elsewhere?
His father's bicycle.
Who was Jonas's best friend?
Asher
Becoming a Receiver requires something called the "Capacity to See Beyond." What does that mean?
These people can receive memories.
What does Jonas do to calm Gabriel when the baby wakes up during the night?
Jonas gives Gabriel happy/peaceful memories to calm him down. (The first one is of a sailboat.)
Why does Jonas's father release one of the twins? How does he do it?
The twin weighs less than the other.
Jonas's father injects his forehead since veins in the arm is too small.
What is the Giver's favorite memory?
A family celebrating Christmas.
Who was The Giver's daughter?
Rosemary
Why did Jonas need to leave the Community sooner than he and the Giver had planned?
Gabriel was to be released the next day since he could not sleep soundly through the night.
What is the FIRST memory Jonas receives?
A sled ride
When Jonas asks his parents if they love him, how do they respond? Why?
They say that “love” is an inappropriate word to use.
It's too generalized - and almost obsolete in their society.
They are not capable of feeling love. (They do not have memories; they take pills to suppress their emotions.)
What does Jonas see at the very end of the book?
A sled
Who has red hair?
Fiona
What does Jonas hear, at the very end of the book?
Music
What challenges does Jonas face as he and Gabe leave their Community and ride off to freedom? List at least TWO of the external pressures they face.
Planes using thermal detectors to search for their body heat
Starvation
Cold/snow
Hills
Jonas twists his ankle
How are rules conveyed to the Community? (Be specific!)
A loud speaker that is constantly on. (The Giver is the only one who can turn his off.)
One of their three books is a rule book.
People chastise (verbally warn) one another - and beat children into submission with a discipline wand.
What is "Sameness"?
List at least TWO examples.
When everyone is expected to do the same thing, look the same, see the same, and be the same.
There is no diversity, and people can only see shades of black and white.
Weather, hills, and sunlight were also eliminated due to "Sameness."
Who drowned in the river before the events of The Giver? (This name was repeated throughout the day in a Ceremony of Loss.)
Caleb
Jonas sees color in three different things before asking the Giver what these "changes" mean. What are these three objects? List each of them to earn the full 500 points.
Apple
Faces in the audience (in the auditorium at the Ceremony of Twelve) - while they applaud Jonas being chosen as the new Receiver-in-Training
Fiona's hair
Jonas receives a list of rules upon being named "Receiver in Training." List at least TWO of them.
He may not apply for release
He cannot tell anyone about his work with the Giver
He can’t tell his dreams
He can’t take any medication if it has to do with work
He is allowed to be rude / ask questions of anyone
He is permitted to lie
List at least TWO different reasons for "release."
Elders are released
You can request/apply for release
If you break the community rules 3 times, you will be released
Babies are released if they are twins or do not conform to society's norms (like, sleeping through the night)
Why doesn't the Giver leave with Jonas?
He has to stay and help the community cope with their new memories of the past. Otherwise, they will be thrown into chaos.