The Giver 11 - 12

The first memory the Giver gave Jonas is

• a sled ride

• a boat ride

• a horse ride

• a carousal

What happens to the Giver after transmitting the memory

• he no longer wants to give Jonas any memories

• he no longer has the memory

• he feels sad

• he is ready to give Jonas all his memories right away

Why doesn't it snow in Jonas's community?

• the community has climate control

• Jonas's community is near the equator

• the Earth is getting warmer

During the first day of job training Jonas experiences

• Ice

• sunburn

• lighting and thunder

• rain

"It's just that I don't know your name. I thought you were the Receiver, but you say I'm the Receiver, so I don't know what to call you."

What is the importance of this line?

• in Jonas's community two people will never have the same name

• it is an example of why precision of language is important

• it explains how a name can influence a person's personality

• the man's reply explains the title of the book

Why does Jonas feel different the day after he begins job training?

• he is the only person training for his job

• he wishes he had been given a different job

• he isn't allowed to talk about his training

Why is Jonas late for his second day of training?

• he rode with Asher to the Department of Bicycle Repair

• his teacher kept him after school to ask how his training went

• he saw the change in Fiona's hair that he had experienced earlier with the apple

• he helped Fiona in the House of the Old

"This time the sled had...that same mysterious quality that the apple had had so briefly. And Fiona's hair."

The thing Jonas is seeing is

• light

• color

• music

• laughter

The Giver wants Jonas to understand his capacity to see beyond. Which line is an example of Jonas's ability?

• We gained control of so many things. But we had to let go of others.

• Close your eyes and be still, now. I'm going to give you a memory of a rainbow.

• The Giver looked startled at the certainty of Jonas's reaction.

• Lie back down, now. We have so much to do.