The Giver 16-18 and some COMMA fun!

What is the TONE expressed in this passage?

“He glanced quickly at the wall speaker, terrified that the Committee might be listening as they could at any time.”

• sad

• paranoid

• silly

• casual

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which quote expresses a violent mood?

• “But he knew that the old were not given children to raise.”

• “He gasped. It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade.”

• “Then, as the middle hours of the night approached, the noise of Gabe’s restlessness woke Jonas.”

• “I am. I’m next on the list. I’ll have to select the one to be nurtured, and the one to be released.”

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does Jonas give Gabriel memories at night?

• To annoy baby Gabriel.

• To break the rules.

• To calm baby Gabriel with happy memories.

• To help Gabriel know what an elephant is.

What does the community lose by not having memories?

• They lose everything

• They lose the opportunity to experience pain, love, and family.

• They lose being able to think

• They lose happiness

Why do you think the Giver's favorite memory was of Christmas?

• He misses his family.

• He loved the warmth of the firelight and candles.

• It was a memory filled with love and family.

• He loved that life was different back then.

Why do you think the community controls every aspect of its citizens lives?

• So that everyone is the same.

• So that everyone can grow and learn together.

• So that the elders can maintain control and sameness.

• So that the elders can earn all of the money.

Why does Jonas stop taking his pills in Chapter 17 of The Giver?

• They suppress his emotions.

• They suppress his appetite.

• They interrupt his sleep.

• They make him feel grouchy.

Why couldn’t Jonas make Asher understand that the game they were playing was a cruel game of war?

• Since becoming the Receiver, Asher is no longer friends with Jonas.

• Asher wouldn't believe Jonas, even if he tried.

• Asher does not have the memories to understand war.

• Asher just wants to shoot people and play.

Why does Jonas lie to his parents?

• He doesn't really like them.

• He knows that they cannot possibly understand what he knows.

• He wants them to suffer with him someday.

• He thinks they won't be happy with him.

Which sentence is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• If I go home early, I will have to do chores.

• I am going to buy pineapple whip, Mickey ears, and a Harry Potter wand at Disney.

• I am going to study, so that I can go to college.

• After school today, I am going on a vacation.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A