The Giver

HOW OLD IS JONAS?

JONAS IS ELEVEN

WHY IS JONAS WORRIED ABOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER?

THE CEREMONY OF TWELVE IS IN DECEMBER, AND HE WORRIES ABOUT THE JOB HE WILL BE ASSIGNED.

WHAT JOB DOES JONAS’S FATHER HAVE?

HE IS A NURTURER. HE TAKES CARE OF THE BABIES.

WHAT JOB DOES JONAS’S MOTHER HAVE?

SHE WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. SHE IS LIKE A JUDGE. SHE CAN HAVE SOMEONE RELEASED IF THEY DO SOMETHING REALLY BAD.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CEREMONY OF ONE?

BABIES GET A NAME AND A FAMILY

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CEREMONY OF NINE?

CHILDREN GET A BICYCLE

WHAT RULE IS ALMOST ALWAYS BROKEN?

THE RULE THAT SAYS CHILDREN DO NOT RIDE BIKES UNTIL THEY ARE NINE.

WHAT RULE DOES JONAS’S FATHER BREAK?

HE LOOKS UP GABE’S NAME. HE DOES THIS SO HE CAN SAY IT TO GABE AND HELP HIM GROW.

HOW ARE ASSIGNMENTS MADE?

THE ELDERS WATCH THE CHILDREN AND SEE WHICH JOB THEY ARE MOST SUITED TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHY IS JONAS WORRIED ABOUT ASHER’S ASSIGNMENT?

EVERYTHING IS A JOKE TO ASHER, AND JONAS IS WORRIED HE MIGHT NOT GET A JOB.

WHY DOES LILY’S MOTHER DISCOURAGE HER FROM BEING A BIRTHMOTHER?

BIRTHMOTHERS HAVE BABIES FOR 3 YEARS, THEN DO HARD WORK THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. BIRTHMOTHERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN

WHY DOES JONAS BREAK A RULE AND BRING HOME AN APPLE?

HE SAW IT CHANGE, AND HE WANTS TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT CHANGED

WHY ARE THE VOLUNTEER HOURS IMPORTANT?

THE ELDERS CAN WATCH AND SEE WHICH JOB THE CHILDREN SEEM TO LIKE, AND WHICH JOB THEY ARE BEST ABLE TO PERFORM.

WHAT KIND OF NARRATION IS USED IN THE NOVEL?

3RD PERSON

WHY DO 4’S, 5’S, AND 6’S ALL WEAR JACKETS THAT FASTEN DOWN THE BACK?

THE YOUNGER CHILDREN LEARN TO HELP EACH OTHER AND ACCEPT HELP FROM OTHERS.

LIST 2 CEREMONIES THE COMMUNITY PERFORMS TOGETHER

CEREMONY OF LOSS-PERFORMED FOR AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH

MURMUR-OF-REPLACEMENT CEREMONY-CHANTING THE NAME OF THE LOST PERSON AND THE BABY THAT IS REPLACING HIM/HER.

DESCRIBE HOW PEOPLE GET A SPOUSE.

A PERSON MUST APPLY FOR A SPOUSE, AND THEN A COMMITTEE CHOOSES ONE FOR THE PERSON.

WHILE THE STORY OF ASHER WHEN HE WAS 3 YRS. OLD IS FUNNY, HOW COULD IT ALSO BE CONSIDERED CRUEL?

IT IS EMBARASSING TO TELL IT IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

HOW DOES JONAS FEEL WHEN HIS NUMBER IS SKIPPED AT THE CEREMONY OF TWELVE?

HE IS STUNNED, ASHAMED, AND CONFUSED. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE DID TO CAUSE IT.

LIST THE QUALITIES THE RECEIVER OF MEMORY MUST POSSESS.

INTELLIGENCEINTEGRITYCOURAGEWISDOMTHE CAPACITY TO SEE BEYOND.

WHICH QUALITY MAKES JONAS FEARFUL?

COURAGE—JONAS IS WORRIED HE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE COURAGE NEEDED FOR THE PAIN HE WILL RECEIVE.

WHAT WILL BE THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF TRAINING FOR JONAS?

JONAS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH HIS FRIENDS. THE RECEIVER OF MEMORY IS SEPARATED FROM THE COMMUNITY DURING TRAINING