The Giver: chapter 12-16

What dream did Jonas continue having? 

• the color red appears
• riding down a hill on a sled
• a rainbow appears
• an elephant is in the jungle

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What horrible memory did the Giver give to Jonas in Chapter 13? 

• an elephant killed for its tusks and the baby elephant crying for its mama
• a plane flying over the community
• a baby giraffe being killed

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Why was it important that the Receiver keep all the memories? 

• So that the Receiver could be happy.
• So that the Receiver could be smarter than everybody else.
• Because the other citizens didn't have the ability.
• So that all the citizens wouldn't have to bear the pain.

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Why did the elders only allow birthmothers to have three babies? 

• because they were unhealthy if they had more than three babies
• because of the memory of hunger
• because the babies could not get families then
• because there were not enough clothes for the babies

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What was wrong with the Giver in Chapter 15? 

• He felt sick.
• He did not like Jonas.
• He was suffering from the pain of too many horrible memories. 
• He wanted to stop sharing the memories.

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What did Jonas do at the end of Chapter 16? 

• Jonas threw his pill away. 
• Jonas stopped visiting the Giver.
• Jonas got sick. 
• Jonas told his sister Lily about everything he was doing in training.

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Why weren't people allowed to make their own choices?

• They could not handle the responsibility.
• They might make the wrong choices.
• They were not smart enough.
• They had misused the privilege.

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Why did Jonas feel it was not fair that his community had no colors?

• because he wanted to know what Fiona's favorite color would be
• because there aren't any choices and he wanted to be able to decide things
• because he had never seen color and wanted to know what they were like
• because his parents saw color when they were younger

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Was The Giver allowed to have a spouse?

• Yes, but his former spouse now lives with the Childless Adults.
• Yes, but his former spouse was released long ago.
• Yes, but his former spouse left him because of the books.
• No, his job doesn't allow him to apply for a spouse.

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Why did Jonas feel "angry" with his groupmates?

• They began to exclude him from the group.
• They were satisfied with their lives, which had none of the vibrance of his own.
• They ridiculed his Assignment and wanted to know exactly what he was learning.
• They owed him money for lunch at Chipotle.

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