The Giver Review

Which of the following do you think is the most important to Jonas's community?

• Preserving order in the community

• Allowing its citizens to have freedom

• Ensuring its citizens can choose their own futures

• Providing its citizens with opportunities to pursue happiness

What happens that makes Jonas question his community?

• His mother is released with no explanation

• Asher leaves and never returns

• Jonas's request to have a spouse is denied

• Jonas is skipped at the Ceremony of 12's

What does Jonas's community do to ensure there is equality in the community?

• Everyone is called by a name rather than a number all their lives

• All aspects of citizens' futures are chosen randomly, without bias

• Everyone gets the same stuff (house, bike, food), regardless of their job

• Any advantages one person has over another are Balanced by the Equality Officers

When Jonas walks into the Giver's home, what is surprising to him?

• The Giver's stuff is different than everyone else's

• The Giver is asleep even though it is past breakfast

• The Giver refuses to look Jonas in the eye

• The Giver offers Jonas candy--something he has never heard of until that moment

What does Jonas think is strange about The Giver's books?

• There are so many of them--the only books Jonas has ever seen are the necessary reference volumes every house contains

• They are, as Jonas learned in school, all strictly forbidden titles

• They are all written in languages Jonas does not understand

• They seem alive

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According to The Giver, what did Sameness get rid of?

• Hills and weather

• Language

• All memories

• Weapons

What does Jonas have to do during his training as Receiver?

• Make important decisions about how the community is run

• Tell The Giver all of his secrets

• Receive memories from the past

• Grow physically and mentally stronger

Which aspects of Jonas's community are decided for them? (SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS--THERE ARE MULTIPLE)

• Their clothing and hairstyle

• Their family units

• Their assignment (job)

• The names of their children