The Giver Ch. 1-

“It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.  No. Wrong word, Jonas thought.” What does the author suggest by this opening line?

• The precision of emotion is important.
• Jonas is confused.
• Jonas is not frightened.
• Fear is a bad thing in Jonas' community.

“That’s right” Lily said, laughing too.  “Like animals.” “Neither child knew what the word meant, exactly, but it was often used to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, who didn’t fit in.” (page 5) What can you tell about Lily, Jonas, and their Community from the quote?

• They are mean people.
• They are purposely uneducated and do not know the truth.
• They have never seen an animal.
• Their vocabulary is limited.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why do you think mirrors were “rare” (page 21)?

• Mirrors didn't have a purpose.
• The community destroyed all the mirrors.
• Mirrors shows differences in appearance, which are frowned upon.
• The community is self-conscious.

Why do you think all adults were required to take the pills?

• Everyone needed to conform.
• The community wanted to make everyone the same.
• The community wanted to eliminate "the stirrings".
• The pills were addictive.

Why do you think Birthmothers, or biological mothers, held such low status in the
community?

• A dystopian novel characteristic is to remove nature and natural things.
• There population was at a fixed number.
• Birthmothers' job was too easy.
• They didn't produce anything useful.

In the Bible, the angel Gabriel is a divine messenger. What does the choice of
this name for the new child suggest about Gabe’s importance in the novel?

• Gabe is divine.
• Gabe spreads a message for Jonas.
• Gabe changes Jonas and his point of view.
• Gabe speaks as a baby.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the idea of language factor into Jonas’s community?

• By controlling language, the Elders can control ideas and people.
• Language needs to be precise.
• The changed language and words to mean something else.
• Language controls people's mind and actions.

Why do they allow Jonas to lie? What is the community and specifically the Elders
frightened of happening?

• The are trying to hide the truth.
• They are controlling what people know.
• They are eliminating emotions by elimating memories.
• All the above.

What was unique about the Annex?

• The doors don't lock.
• It's in the center of the community.
• There are cameras.
• The doors lock.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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At first, how did Jonas misinterpret the Receiver’s job of transmitting memories of the past?

• Jonas thought The Receiver was going to tell him stories of his life.
• He thought he was going to be recording him.
• He thought he was going to be bored.
• He thought he was getting all the memories of the community.