The Giver Ch 11-15

What was happening when Jonas "saw beyond?" Why was it important?

• He was seeing the color red. It was the beginning of his ability to see colors.
  
• He was learning to analyze situations in a different way.
• He was seeing into things. He was beginning to see into the future.
• He was beginning to learn to read minds.

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What did the old man tell Jonas to call him? What was Jonas?

• The old man told Jonas to call him the Recorder. Jonas was the Giver.
• The old man told Jonas to call him the Memory Giver. Jonas was the Taker.
• The old man told Jonas to call him The Giver. Jonas was the Receiver.
• The old man told Jonas to call him the Gifted One. Jonas was the Recipient.

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What memory did The Giver transmit to explain suffering?

• Jonas walked in the desert without food or water.
• Jonas's wife and children died.
• Jonas fell off a sled and broke his leg.
• Jonas went back in time to the time before the Sameness.

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How did Jonas help Gabriel get to sleep?

• Jonas gave Gabriel a memory of sailing on a lake.
• Jonas rocked Gabriel to sleep.
• Jonas gave Gabriel a sleeping pill.
• Jonas sang to Gabriel.

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Jonas asked why he and The Giver had to hold the memories. What did The Giver say?

• He said the memories gave them wisdom.
• He said no one else was able to remember things.
• He said the others were not brave enough to have memories.
• He said the people would fight over who got the best memories.

What pain did The Giver ask Jonas to take in Chapter 15?

• It was the pain of growing old.
• It was the pain of dying of starvation.
• It was the pain of sunburn.
• It was the pain of being injured in a battle during a war.

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Which of these memories was not a totally new concept to Jonas?

• sunshine

• cold

• wind

• hill

• They were all new to him.

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What memory does the Receiver transmit to give Jonas a minor example of pain?

• crashing on the sled

• cutting himself

• frostbite

• sunburn

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Even though Jonas is forbidden to talk about his training, he thinks even if it were not, it still would have been impossible to discuss things with his friends. Why?

• He thinks they wouldn't believe him.

• They would have laughed at him.

• It would mark him as different.

• His friends couldn't have understood any of it.

What does Jonas conclude is the reason for the Sameness?

• to prevent wars

• to protect people from making wrong choices

• It's easier.

• There's no confusion.

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