Chapter 3 The Giver

The Giver Chapter 3

“Oh, look!” Lily squealed in delight.

“Isn’t he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!” Jonas glared at her. He didn’t like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily. But Father was busy unstrapping the carrying basket from the back of his bicycle. Jonas walked over to look.

Open Ended

Who was in the basket brought by Jonas's father?

Open Ended

What was similar between a new child and Jonas?

It was the first thing Jonas noticed as he looked at the newchild peering up curiously from the basket. The pale eyes. Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes. His parents did, and Lily did, and so did all of his group members and friends. But there were a few exceptions: Jonas himself, and a female Five who he had noticed had the different, lighter eyes. No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals. Lily, he decided, would have to learn that soon, or she would be called in for chastisement because of her insensitive chatter.

Multiple Choice

What was unique in the Community?

• people

• bicycles

• pale eyes

• noie

Multiple Choice

What was considered rude in the Community?

• fighting

• mention the differences

• to look at others

“What’s his comfort object called?” Lily asked, picking up the stuffed creature which had been placed beside the newchild in his basket. Father glanced at it. “Hippo,” he said. Lily giggled at the strange word. “Hippo,” she repeated, and put the comfort object down again. She peered at the unwrapped newchild, who waved his arms. “I think newchildren are so cute,” Lily sighed. “I hope I get assigned to be a Birthmother.” “Lily!” Mother spoke very sharply. “Don’t say that. There’s very little honor in that Assignment.” “Three years,” Mother told her firmly. “Three births, and that’s all. After that they are Laborers for the rest of their adult lives, until the day that they enter the House of the Old. Is that what you want, Lily? Three lazy years, and then hard physical labor until you are old?”

Multiple Choice

Which two comfort objects of Lily and Jonas were mentioned in previous chapters?

• elephant and bear

• hippo

• giraffe and fox

Open Ended

What Assignment did Lily want to get?

Multiple Choice

How many times could women be Birthmothers?

• 1

• 0

• 4

• 3

He laughed silently to him-self, picturing his sister droning on in the self-important voice that all the Speakers seemed to develop, saying things like, ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO FEMALES UNDER NINE THAT HAIR RIBBONS ARE TO BE NEATLY TIED AT ALL TIMES. 

Everyone had known, he remembered with humiliation, that the announcement ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO MALE ELEVENS THAT OBJECTS ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RECREATION AREA AND THAT SNACKS ARE TO BE EATEN, NOT HOARDED had been specifically directed at him, the day last month that he had taken an apple home. He had, of course, disposed of the apple and made his apology to the Recreation Director the next morning, before school. 

Multiple Select

What was the reminder for girls of 9?

• to dress red

• to tight the hair

• to wash hands

Multiple Select

What was the reminder for boys of 11?

• to keep a comfort object in recreation centre

• to play

• to go to school

It had happened during the recreation period, when he had been playing with Asher. Jonas had casually picked up an apple from the basket where the snacks were kept, and had thrown it to his friend. Asher had thrown it back, and they had begun a simple game of catch. There had been nothing special about it; it was an activity that he had performed countless times: throw, catch; throw, catch. It was effortless for Jonas, and even boring, though Asher enjoyed it, and playing catch was a required activity for Asher because it would improve his handeye coordination, which was not up to standards. But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had — well, this was the part that he couldn’t adequately understand — the apple had changed. Just for an instant.

Open Ended

What did Jonas and Asher play with?

Multiple Choice

Whom was the game boring and effortless?

• Lily

• Asher

• Gabriel

• Jonas

Multiple Choice

Who enjoyed playing with the apple?

• Asher

• Gabriel

• Kashan

• Taha

Poll

Did you enjoy the class? Do you feel confident about your answers?

• Yes, 100%

• Not at all

• 50/50