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| author | Lois Lowry |
| why is the Pilot released from the community | He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community |
| why does Jonas decide that "apprehensive" is a better word for his feeling than "frightened"? | He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels |
| Why does Jonas's mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother? | The position holds very little honor in the society |
| Why did the community move to Sameness? | Sameness is easy, predictable and controllable |
| Why is Gabriel in danger of being released? | He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night. |
| How would you describe the community that Jonas lives in? | Controlled, disciplined and strict |
| What is the significance of the Speaker? | The Speaker is always present and constantly reminds people of the rules |
| Who is Gabriel? | a new child from the Nurturing Center. |
| What is Jonas's reaction to being skipped during the Ceremony? | He's confused and embarrassed |
| What does Jonas's mother do for a living? | She works for the department of justice |
| Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas's community? | Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine. |
| What do the numbers assigned to each child signify? | The order of birth |
| What did Jonas take from the recreation area? | An apple |
| Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve? | She has caused them anxiety about Jonas's Assignment |
| How does the community react to the death of a child in the river? | They chant the child's name over and over, each time more and more softly |
| Circle all of the folloowing that were written on Jonas's Assignment sheet? | .You are permitted to lie, you are not permitted to apply for release, you are exempted from rules governing rudeness |
| What method does the Giver use to train Jonas? | He places his hands on Jona's bare back and gives him memories |
| What are stirrings? | The beginnings of sexual desire |
| What is the first memory Jonas receives? | A ride on a sled through falling snow |
| What happens when twins are born? | they weigh the twins, keep the bigger one and release the other one |
| Why is Jonas not permitted to apply for release? | If Jonas left the community, all the memories he had accumulated would enter the minds of the citizens and create chaos |
| How does Jonas help the new child, gabriel, go to sleep? | He transmits memories of peaceful sails on a lake |
| What is the first sign that Jonas is starting to see beyond? | He can see the color red |
| Why is lily skeptical of Jonas's story about the elephants? | Lily has been raised to think that elephants are imaginary creatures |
| What was the name of the failed receiver who was chosen ten years ago? | Rosemary |
| Who is the one person, besides the Giver and Jonas, who is capable of experiencing the memories? | Gabriel |
| Why do Jonas's parents refuse to tell him that they love him? | they think love is an obsolete word with no meaning |
| Why does Jonas interrupt his friends' game of good guys and bad guys | He recognizes that their game takes a casuak attitude toward tragedy |
| Why does Jonas leave the community before the time he and the Giver had planned? | He finds out that Gabriel will be released the next morning and wants to save his life |
| What does Jonas seee (or think he sees) as he nears the bottom of the hill on the sled | Colored lights in the windows of houses |
| After watching the release, Jonas's attitude towards his community changes drastically. Circle all of the following that are his reactions. | He feels angry and lied to, he resents Fiona because she is being trained in the art of release, he feels helplessly trapped in the community and in his role as the receiver. |
| How does Jonas keep the search planes from finding him and Gabriel | He transmits memories of cold so that the heatseeking planes cannot locate them |
| Who has the power to turn the speaker off? | the Giver |
