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Themes
Memories
The Giver
Life of Jonas
Community
100

This involves the trade-off of individuality for total safety and predictability.

What is Sameness?

100

This was the very first memory the Giver transmitted to Jonas.

What is a Sled ride through snow?

100
What is the first memory the Giver transmits to Jonas?
Sledding down a hill
100
What volunteer job does Jonas have at the beginning of the novel?
At the The House of the Old
100

This term refers to the formal process where a citizen is escorted out of the community.

What is Release?

200

The lack of this experience prevents the community from understanding the value of life.

What is Suffering (or Pain/Death)?

200

The Giver’s favorite memory is centered around this specific emotion.

What is Love?

200
When Jonas receives the memories, he is a) lying down b) standing c) sitting d) kneeling
A) Lying down
200

Jonas first realizes he is "seeing beyond" when he notices this object change color.

What is an Apple?

200

This natural phenomenon—which causes variety in weather—was eliminated to maintain "Sameness."

What is Climate Control?

300

These ceremonies are used by the community to avoid dealing with this emotion.

What is Grief (or Sadness)?

300

The Giver transmits this memory of an injury to help Jonas understand physical pain.

What is a Broken leg?

300
Jonas has the ability to "see beyond". What is the Giver's special ability? a) seeing beyond b)hearing beyond c)feeling beyond d)tasting beyond
C) Feeling beyond
300
What was Gabriel's comfort object?
a Hippo
300

What happens if there is a twin born in the community?

the baby is "released".

400

The Giver’s statement that "Memories need to be shared" explores this theme.

What is Connection (or the Importance of Memory)?

400

This was the first memory of "color" that Jonas fully experienced.

What is Red?

400
Who is Rosemary?
The Giver's daughter
400

This is the specific physical trait Jonas shares with the Giver and Gabriel.

What are Pale eyes?

400

This is the specific number of children allowed in each family unit.

What is Two?

500

The Giver explains that he and Jonas must hold the community's memories not just for the sake of the past, but so they can provide this specific service to the Committee of Elders when faced with new problems.

What is Wisdom?

500

The previous Receiver-in-training requested release after receiving these types of memories.

What are Emotional/Mental pain?

500
What is first memory of pain Jonas receives from the Giver? a) a broken bone b) a skinned knee c) a sunburn d) a sharp cut
c) a sunburn
500

What does Jonas see at the beginning of the novel that frightens him?

An airplane flying overhead

500

What happens to a child if they accidentally die in this community? A) the parents of the child are released for being unfit B) the child's name will never be used again C) the child's name is given to another child born later

C) the child's name will be given to another child born later