The Giver novel review (1-10)

The Giver novel review (1-10)

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2. What is important about the month of December?

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3. What is the name of the protagonist’s best friend?

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4. What 3 people does the protagonist live with?

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6. Why is it very hard for a rule to be changed in this community?

Chapter 1-2

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9. What happens at this ceremony?

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11. From whose point of view is the story told?

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13. What is the private conversation his parents have in Chapter 2 with Jonas?

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What rules does Jonas’ father disobey?

Chapter 3-4  

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1. What physical feature of Jonas is different from everyone else in the community?

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2. Why did Lily’s mom say she should not want to be a birthmother? (Give 1 of 2 reasons)

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3. What happens to the apple that Jonas and Asher play catch with?

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4. What is the name of the boy who will be assigned to the rehabilitation center?

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5. Why can’t Jonas congratulate the boy on his accomplishments?

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6. In chapter 4, where did Jonas meet up with Asher?

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7. What is the name of the girl that Jonas volunteers with?

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8. What is the name of the woman who tells Jonas about the celebration?

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9. What is the “celebration” for that is discussed in chapter 4?

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10. To what room do people go to after this celebration?

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11. Who shares the same physical feature as Jonas? (From question 1)

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12. What is the name of either the man or the woman who recently had a celebration?

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13. How was Jonas disciplined for taking an apple home?

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Sort out the pros and cons for the facets below of the book community:

a. Birthmothers

b. Loudspeaker

c. Evening telling of feelings

d. Ceremonies

e. Ceremony of Twelve

f. Raising children together in age groups

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15. What seems to be the purpose of the volunteer hours?

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16. Why doesn’t Jonas seem to have a niche? (niche-

a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service.)

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16. Why doesn’t Jonas seem to have a niche? (niche-

a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service.)

Chapters 6-10

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1. What values does the book’s society embrace and encourage?

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2. What is interdependence? Give an example of interdependence from your own experiences.

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3. What is the difference in the book between loss and release? Why do you think that the author points out the distinction? On what page is the distinction made?

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4. How does the author build the interest in Jonas’ Ceremony of Twelve?

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5. Who makes the important decisions in the book’s society?

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6. What did the children who became Seven’s get at the ceremony?

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8. Where do members of the community believe those who are released go?

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9. What happened to the first Caleb?

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10. What is the name of the ceremony that the community performed for the First Caleb?

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11. What can someone who does not fit in apply for?

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12. As chapter 6 ends what is everyone waiting for the start of?

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1. What does the family have to do in order for Gabriel to be allowed a second year of Nurturing?

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2. Nines are given bicycles. What does this signify for them?

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3. Why had Asher been punished for confusing the words “snack” and “smack”?

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4. What sets the Ceremony of Twelve apart from all other age ceremonies?

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5. What is unusual about the appearance of the bearded Elder? What is significant about this characteristic?

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6. Name four qualifications that Jonas has for being the next Receiver of Memory.

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7. What does Asher’s hesitation in congratulating Jonas indicate?

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8. Which item in the list of duties and responsibilities frightens Jonas? Why?

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9. Why is the concept of pain beyond Jonas’s comprehension?

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10. What is unique about the Annex?

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11. What is the setting for The Giver? Provide evidence from the novel to support your opinion.

Science fiction - a form of fantasy in which the action takes place on another planet, in the future, or in another dimension

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12. What is the cliff hanger at the end of Chapter Eight?

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13. Is Jonas’ community a utopia or dystopia? Why?

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7. Who was given a special reprieve from the committee and granted an additional year of nurturing?

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5. Who makes the important decisions in the book’s society?