Community Culture
This nightly ritual requires family members to share their feelings from the day.
The Telling of Feelings
What is the first memory Jonas receives?
Sledding
Children are not allowed to have these until the age of 9
Bicycles
What does The Giver "give" to Jonas?
Memories
This is the ceremony in which people receive their assignments
The Ceremony of Twelve
Why is there no more snow in the Community?
"Climate control"
What must children give up at the age of 8?
Comfort Objects
Before The Giver became "The Giver," what was his assignment?
The Receiver of Memory
What is Jonas' Father's role?
Nurturer
How do people get food in the Community?
It is provided by food distribution workers
What is the first pain that Jonas feels in a memory?
Sunburn
What is the rule that requires citizens to use very specific words in very specific ways?
Precision of Language
What does The Giver turn off during his sessions with Jonas?
The speaker / microphone that is in the room
What is Jonas' Mother's role?
She works at the Department of Justice
If a citizen breaks a rule, how is it first "corrected" by one of the leaders?
The rule is broadcasted on loudspeakers
What animal is hunted to extinction in one of the memories?
Elephants
Dream Telling
What is present in The Giver's training room that is absent from all other rooms in the Community?
Books
What assignment does Jonas' sister initially want that her mother says has "no honor"?
Birthmother
This biological process is suppressed by taking daily pills.
The Stirrings
What is the first color that Jonas is able to perceive?
Red
Lie
What happened when the previous Receiver of Memory before Jonas failed?
Her memories were "released" or "assimilated" into the Community.
How did Jonas' parents meet?
They were assigned to be spouses by the Community Elders