The Giver Ch. 6-8

Why does everyone in the community go to the auditorium for two days?

• to attend a play

• to attend the ceremonies

• to hear the announcements

• to find out who will be their next President

Gabe was not yet as fully developed as he should be, so what happened with him?

• He was placed in a family unit

• He could stay at the Nurturing Center for another year

• He received the name Gabriel at the Naming ceremony

• He was released

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

How are family units created in this community?

• Couples get married and have as many children as they want.
• Couples get married and can have two children.
• Couples apply for children and are allowed to have one of each gender.
• Couples are assigned as many children as they feel they can care for.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Which item is a symbol that the child who receives it is ready to travel about the community independently?

• a golf cart
• a bicycle
• a Segway
• a tricycle

What does the Chief Elder tell Jonas that he has been chosen to be?

• a nurturer like his father
• a lawyer like his mother
• the Receiver of Memory
• a member of the Committee of Elders

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

True or False? The Chief Elder tells the audience at the Ceremony that there was a problem with the last attempt to select a Receiver.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

What would happen if Jonas stopped taking the pills?

• He would never receive an assignment.
• The stirrings would return.
• He would never have a family unit.
• He would die.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

What label was the newchild, Gabriel, given in order to be extended an additional year in the community?

• Invalid
• Inadequate
• Uncertain
• Uncanny

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why is the front-buttoned jacket the first sign of independence?

• Someone else has to do the buttons for you.

• You have to do the buttons by yourself.

• You learn interdependence.

• Only some Sevens get the jacket.

Did people in the community celebrate individual birthdays?

• yes

• no