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Vocab
Community Rules
Characters
Symbols
About the Book
100
A perfect society
Utopia
100
How many children is a family unit allowed to have?
Two children (One male one female)
100
Who is Jonas's sister?
Lily
100
What does a bike represent in the book?
The bicycle, at nine, would be the powerful emblem of moving grafually out into the community. (Becoming more independent)
100
Who did Jonas have feelings for in his dream?
Fiona.
200
Define Motif.
A reoccurring pattern or theme.
200
True of False: People in the community are allowed to switch jobs.
False
200
How are Jonas's eyes different from other people.
They are pale.
200
What does pale eyes symbolise?
Those who have pale eyes are more likely to see beyond.
200
Why were they going to release Gabe?
Gabe would not sleep well at night.
300
Euthanasia
The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease. (Assisted suicide)
300
Why do people of Jonas's age have to take pills?
To stop stirrings which are romantic feelings for other people.
300
Who was the Givers daughter?
Rosemary
300
What does the apple represent?
In the book jonas sees color.
300
Why did Jonas leave the community?
So the people of the community could see and feel different emotions.
400
A novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.
Bildungsroman
400
How many members are allowed in one family unit?
Four members.
400
What do Jonas's parents do for a living?
Father: Nurturer Mother: In the justice department
400
What does the Giver symbolise?
The Giver holds all of the memories of the past.
400
What job did Asher get assigned?
Director of Recreation.
500
Euphemisms
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.
500
What's the difference between eights jackets and sevens jackets?
Eights have smaller buttons and they have pockets.
500
What does Jonas's father do to people who are getting released, and what does he tell jonas he does?
He tell's Jonas that he prepares them nicely and lets them go. But actually he kills them and then throws them away.
500
What does the community represent?
A Utopia.
500
What was the first memory of pain that the Giver gave Jonas?
Sunburn.