The Giver - Chapters 4-6

Reread this sentence from chapter 4.

"Hello, Jonas," the attendant at the front desk said. She handed him the sign-up sheet and stamped her own official seal beside his signature.

-Based on this sentence, the interaction between the attendant in the House of Old and Jonas suggests that -

• The attendant treats Jonas like a son

• Jonas has volunteered there before

• The attendant has never met Jonas

• Jonas loves the House of Old

Reread this paragraph.

"Well, there was the telling of his life. That is always first. Then the toast. We all raised our glasses and cheered.”

Based on Larissa’s reaction, how do the people in the community view being released?

• Being released should be feared

• Being released should be celebrated

• Being released is a cruel necessity

• Being released is dreadful

According to paragraph 19, why does Jonas force himself to tell all of his dream?

“He paused. He knew he had to tell it all, that it was not only all right but necessary to tell all of a dream. So he forced himself to relate the part that made him uneasy.”

• The community threatens him to share all of a dream.

• His parents were eager to hear of his dream.

• Sharing all of a dream is an expectation in this society.

• Jonas is not nervous at all.

Reread paragraphs 9 and 10.

9 Sure I will," said Jonas. "And I'll get a special little parachute that just fits you, and I'll take you up to, oh, maybe twenty thousand feet, and open the door, and-"

10 "Jonas," Mother warned.

The reader can infer that Jonas’ mother gives Jonas a warning in paragraph 10 because --

• Jonas is not supposed to want a specific Assignment.

• She does not want Jonas to be a pilot.

• She believes Jonas really wants to hurt his sister.

• He was going to make a joke at Lily’s expense.

Jonas rode at a leisurely pace, glancing at the bike ports beside the buildings to see if he could spot Asher's. He didn't often do his volunteer hours with his friend because Asher frequently fooled around and made serious work a little difficult. But now, with Twelve coming so soon and the volunteer hours ending, it didn't seem to matter.

In the paragraph, what words help the read understand the meaning of the word leisurely?

• to move quickly

• to move slowly

• to have difficulty

• glancing fearfully

Jonas nodded, thanked her, and walked down the long hallway. He glanced into the rooms on either side. The Old were sitting quietly, some visiting and talking with one another, others doing handwork and simple crafts. A few were asleep. Each room was comfortably furnished, the floors covered with thick carpeting. It was a serene and slow-paced place, unlike the busy centers of manufacture and distribution where the daily work of the community occurred.

What words help the reader understand the meaning of the word serene?

• the busy centers of manufacture and distribution

• slow-paced place

• comfortably furnished

• daily work of the community occurred

Usually, at the morning ritual when the family members told their dreams, Jonas didn't contribute much. He rarely dreamed. Sometimes he awoke with a feeling of fragments afloat in his sleep, but he couldn't seem to grasp them and put them together into something worthy of telling at the ritual.

In the paragraph about, what does the word fragments mean?

• a beautiful dream

• a family ritual

• a small part of something

• a group of words that form a sentence

His mind wandered while Lily, as usual, recounted a lengthy dream, this one a frightening one in which she had, against the rules, been riding her mother's bicycle and been caught by the Security Guards.

In the paragraph above, what does the recounted mean?

• to count again

• to be afraid of something

• to understand

• to tell about something

The little girl nodded and looked down at herself, at the jacket with its row of large buttons that designated her as a Seven. Fours, Fives, and Sixes all wore jackets that fastened down the back so that they would have to help each other dress and would learn interdependence.

What words from the paragraph above help the reader find the meaning of the word interdependence.

• to help each other dress

• jacket that fastened down the back

• nodded and looked down at herself

• row of large buttons