Characters
What is Jonas's dad's assignment?
Nurturer
How many children are born each year?
50
What is the first memory The Giver transmits to Jonas?
Snow/sledding
What is the first thing Jonas sees "change?"
an apple
What is hearing-beyond?
What is seeing-beyond?
Music
Colors
What is Jonas's mom's assignment?
Works at the Department of Justice
What are some things they DON'T have in the community?
Hills, sunshine, snow, colors, animals, emotions, etc.
What is The Giver's favorite memory?
Christmas with family
What assignment does Jonas NOT want?
Pilot
What is Gabe's comfort object?
a hippo
What type of assignment does Lily's mom say Lily should have?
Storyteller
honor
What lines the walls of the Annex?
Books
What must Jonas endure during his training?
Pain
What is hearing-beyond?
Hearing music
What is Asher's assignment?
What is Fiona's assignment?
Assistant Recreation Director
Caretaker of the Old
What ritual do the families do after dinner?
What ritual do the families do in the morning?
Tell their feelings
Tell their dreams
What happens to The Giver when he transmits memories to Jonas? Hint: 2 things
He loses them and loses his strength
What is the first memory of emotional pain that The Giver transmits to Jonas, and what types of emotions does he now understand? Hint: 2 of them
Poaching an elephant... grief and rage
What type of memories does Jonas transmit to Gabe to avoid the search planes?
Memories of snow/cold
What happened to Rosemary, and how was the community affected? Be specific!
She asked to be released and injected herself! Her memories were released into the community
Explain how family units are created– be specific with spouses, kids, birthmothers, what parents become after kids leave, etc.
Committee of Elders choose couples based on personalities. Birthmothers can have 3 births, and those kids are assigned to family units. Each family can have 1 boy and 1 girl. Parents become "Childless Adults" after kids leave home.
What memory of pain did The Giver transmit to Rosemary, and what two emotions did Rosemary feel?
A child being taken away from parents– loneliness and loss
What are 2 different fears Jonas has towards the end of the book?
Fear of starvation
Fear of not saving baby Gabe
What are at least 3 qualities must a Receiver of Memory possess?
1. Intelligence
2. Integrity
3. Courage
4. Wisdom
5. Capacity to see beyond