The Giver Chapters 19-21

What is release?

• Sending community members to other communities

• Opening their soul to the universe

• An injection that kills the person

• A ceremony for respect

What factor helps the community choose which twin to release?

• The amount of crying they do

• How well they sleep

• Their height

• Their weight

Who performs the release on children?

• Jonas' father

• The Giver

• The Chief Elder

• Jonas

How does Jonas respond to the release?

• He feels excited and playful

• He feels sad and regretful

• He feels comfortable and happy

• He feels shocked and upset

Why doesn't the Giver blame the community for euthanizing (killing humanely) people?

• They know nothing

• The community needs to do it to survive

• Weak people have bad genes

• It is a source of recreation

What do the Giver and Jonas plan to do in chapter 20?

• Take Gabriel away from the community

• Run away together to Elsewhere

• Share happy memories with each other

• Release all the memories to the community

Does the Giver love Jonas?

• Yes

• No

Who is Rosemary?

• The former Receiver

• The Giver's daughter

• A girl who applied for release

• All of these

Whose bike does Jonas take to run away ?

• His own

• His father's

• His mother's

• Asher's

What causes Jonas to run away from the community before he had planned?

• He got scared

• The Giver told him to do it

• He learned that Gabe was going to be released

• He learned that his father euthanized children