The Giver chapters 1-2

What had frightened Jonas about a year ago?

• a thunderstorm

• a lion

• a jet

• a policeman

What punishment did someone is the community receiver for a major wrongdoing?

• an of afternoon detention

• some community service

• go to jail

• released from the community

What did the family do after eating the evening meal?

• talked about their feelings

• watched television

• read a book together

• helped clean up

What problem did Lily tell about?

• that she wanted to go on vacation

• a boy who cut in line

• that math class was too hard

• falling and cutting her knee

What concern did Father have?

• He had to wait in line to buy gasoline.

• One of the newborns was not growing fast enough.

• He wanted a new job working with the elderly.

• He wanted a raise in his salary.

What is a family in Jonas's community?

• Parents could have as many children as they wanted.

• They had two children - one male and one female.

• The number of children depended on the parents jobs.

• They had four children - two males and two females.

What was unusual about the number of children of any one age in Jonas's community?

• The number of children varied from year to year.

• There were always more girls than boys.

• There was always 50 children of each age.

• There were always more boys than girls.

What rule had Father broken?

• He walked to work instead of riding his bicycle.

• He didn't go to the December ceremony.

• He asked for three children.

• He looked up Gage's name.

Who was the Receiver?

• the most important Elder

• the person getting a child

• the person getting a job

• the person getting a bike

How were people in Jonas's community assigned jobs?

• Everyone registered for the jobs at the courthouse.

• The elders assigned the jobs.

• You took a test in school to determine which job best suited you.

• The parents assigned the jobs