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What does Nurturer mean? PG. 61
Definition- A nurturer is a person who nurtures other people that don't have to be aren't there own. Sentence from book is (optional to read) "The things we see as playfulness is just the beginning of what a NURTURER has to do. I think they meant that you have to be very caring for children and mature to be a nurturer because they take care of children.
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How many people are in Jonas's family?
4 people, his mom, dad, sister and him
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What does indulgently mean? PG.59
Definition- I let yourself enjoy. Sentence from book is optional!- The crowd clapped indulgently. I think that means that the crowd clapped enjoyably.
100
Does Jonas see color towards the end of the book?
Yes
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What did the giver do to be with his daughter?
Nothing
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What does tusks mean? PG. 100
Definition- Tusks are continuously growing front teeth, but not always in pairs, that is well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. The sentence from the book is optional to read. Going closer he watched animals tuskes being ripped off of the animal. I think butchers killed the animal just for its tusks and left the animal to die.
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What is Jonas's sisters name?
Lilly
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What does self-conscious mean PG.21
Definition- Not knowing what you did or have done. Sentence from the book is optional!- He felt self-conscious knowing that he too was making that face. I think that means that he didn't know it before but now he realizes that he made a face like in the sentence.
200
Do they have seasons?
NO!
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Who did Jonas love, besides his family in the beginning of the book?
Fiona (his friend)
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What does transgression mean PG.9
Definition- A law or rule that is broken. Word from book is (optional to read) "The rules say that is there is a third TRANSGRESSION, he will get released!" I think that girl ment that if there is another law broken by the boy they are talking about he will get released out of the city.
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How many friends did Jonas have?
Two main friends, Asher and Fiona
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What is a Churn? PG.1
Definition- a container that spins butter. Sentence from the book is optional!- That made his stomach feel like an churn. I think he meant that his stomach felt like it was turning.
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Does the giver have a wife?
No, he DID have a wife though
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What was the season when Jonas and Gabriel got out of the community
Winter
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What does petulantly mean? PG.22
Definition- It just means childishly, or bad tempered. Sentence from the book is (optional to read) They all play games while they are waiting."I would like that!" Lilly said PETULANTLY. I think Lilly was using a very childish voice when she said that because she was mad or cranky.
400
What job did Jonas get Selected?
The receiver of memory
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what does syringe mean PG.149
Definition- to spray a liquid like water on to a wound. Sentence from the book is optional!- He pushed it into the scalp until the syringe was empty. By syringe I think that is a tube like the ones that you would use to put liquid into your eye or medicine into a baby.
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Gabriel is Jonas's brothers name, correct?
No, Gabriel is Jonas's friends name
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Where do people say other people go when they get released?
They sadly, die
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What does Upholstered mean PG.74
Definition- What is Give furniture a soft cover with designs and symbols on them. Sentence from book is optional, "The fabrics on the UPHOLSTERED chairs were different than at home." Jonas said when he was at the building. I think that there is a change in the furniture, by it being more upholstered at the building because Jonas needs to be comfortable in his new job that he has and he has the biggest job in their town so he needs to have royal furniture.
500
What is Jonas's reason for leaving his city.
He wanted to escape the pain of never seeing color and never feeling emotion. And he wanted others to see what he see's
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What does tentatively PG.77
Definition- made or done as a trial, like an experiment. Sentence from the book is optional! "Sir? Jonas said tentatively. So I think that means that Jonas is saying very experimental about what he is trying to say. Like he doesn't know what the Sir is going to say.
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What was The giver's daughters name?
Rosemary
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Who voted Gabriel to get released?
His own father, and some other people