PAS G7 The Giver - Ch. 12-14

What does Jonas feel when he dreams about the sliding in the snow?

• a feeling of loss and that he needs to recover something.

• scared, like he should run away from the something in the distance

• a feeling that he needs to reach the something important that waits in the distance

• excitement because the sled is red

What does Jonas dream about after starting as the Receiver of Memory?

• Fiona

• new colors

• sunshine

• sledding and snow

Why is the red in the sled memory something that lasts, but in real life it disappears?

• because in the time of the memories those colors really existed

• because real life is different than memories

• because red is the color of blood

• because Jonas' memory is playing tricks on him

What does Jonas notice about Fiona's hair?

• It is beautiful, just like her.

• It seems longer, strangely.

• It changes briefly, like the apple had changed.

• It looks like there is snow in it.

What comment does the Giver make about Fiona's hair?

• It is beautiful, just like she is.

• It must irritate the genetic scientists that it is still red.

• It is strange and too flashy.

• It isn't really red; that is just an illusion.

"Close your eyes and be still, now. I'm going to give you the memory of the rainbow ". Why did The Giver choose to show the rainbow?

• He wanted to help Jonas understand how light refracts.

• He was hoping Jonas learned a lesson from it.

• Because it was one of his favorite memories.

• Because rainbow would help Jonas understand colors.

“Asher, look at those flowers very carefully.” What does this quote from Jonas suggest to the reader?

• He was teasing Asher who cannot see colors.

• He was testing his new skills of giving memories.

• He was trying to transmit his new awareness to his friend.

• He thought the flowers were dying and wanted to confirm this with Asher.

What does “seeing beyond” mean?

• Only the Giver and Receiver can see the rainbow in their memories.

• Seeing animals and other organisms (or imagining them) that no one else can, like elephants.

• Seeing color, being able to notice details that no one else has the ability to see.

• Having the ability of dreaming reality.

Why do Jonas and The Giver agree that it is better for people not to have freedom of choice?

• It is best to protect people from making the wrong choices since it is safer.

• Only some people are smart enough to make choices.

• They both believe that only one person should have the power to make decisions.

• A world with too much difference will become too polluted with colors.

Why does the community not have the memories of the past?

• They don't want everyone to have to be burdened with the suffering.
• They don't want the community to have wisdom.
• They don't trust the community to have the memories.
• They don't want anyone in the community to leave and go Elsewhere.