Giver Chapter 21/22

Giver Chapter 21

Multiple Choice

Jonas said he "left his closest friend behind" (205). Who does he mean?

• Gabe

• Asher

• Fiona

• The Giver

Poll

Are you surprised the family unit is so eager to get rid of Gabe (206)?

• Yes! He has been a part of their family for a year? How could they do that?

• No! Jonas's mother and father have shown a pattern of being uncaring.

• It's understandable. Gabriel has caused a lot of sleepless nights for the family.

Open Ended

Predict what will happen after Jonas learns that Gabe will be released (207).

Poll

Are you glad Jonas is taking Gabe with him (208)?

• Definitely! He is saving Gabe from release.

• No, he is putting Gabe's life at risk.

Open Ended

"It was what he had hoped, and what he and The Giver had planned: that as he moved away from the community, he would shed the memories and leave them behind for the people" (212).

Is Jonas making the right decision? (RAE)

Open Ended

At the end of chapter 21, Jonas notes that "there was an entire day and night when [the searchers] did not come at all" (213).

Make an inference (guess what's currently happening) or a

prediction (guess what is going to happen).

Chapter 22

Open Ended

"Now the landscape was changing. It was a subtle change, hard to identify at first The road was narrower, and bumpy, apparently no longer tended by road crews" (214).

Use context clues to determine what subtle means. (RACE)

Open Ended

What new experiences is Jonas getting on his journey? List both positive and negative. (217)

Poll

Now that Jonas and Gabe are starving, cold, and exhausted, did Jonas make the right decision leaving the community? 

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

In the last question, you determined whether or not Jonas made the right decision to leave his community. Cite a direct quote (including page number) to support your answer.

Open Ended

With only one chapter left to go, predict what may happen to Jonas and Gabe.

Open Ended

What will happen to the community now that Jonas and Gabe have left?