The Giver Chapters 1-4

What does it mean to be "released?"

• To be removed from school.
• To be removed from church.
• To be removed from the community in some way.
• To be removed from sports teams.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the name of the infant that Father is concerned is not thriving?

• Gabriel.
• Richard.
• Stephen.
• Gilbert.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the object that the main character sees differently from others?

• An apple
• A person's eyes
• The aircraft flying overhead
• A bicycle

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the name of Jonas’s little sister?

• Fiona
• Larissa
• Lily
• Edna

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CCSS.RL.6.1

How many children are the family units allowed to have?

• 3
• 2
• 1
• however many they want as long as they apply

What happens at the “Ceremony of Ones”?

• Families get their children
• Babies get their name
• Nurturers give over the new children
• All of the above 

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What was Jonas’s father’s job?

• Pilot
• Dept. of Justice
• Food Distributor 
• Nurturer

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Where did Jonas, Asher, and Fiona volunteer  together?

• Central Plaza
• Fish Hatchery
• House of the Old
• Hall of Open Records

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why may the male newchild that Father discusses at dinner be released?

• He is not as mobile as he should be.
• He seems rather sickly.
• He does not eat as much as the other infants.
• He is not meeting the community's standards of growth and ability to thrive more independently.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

How does Jonas resolve his inner conflict about the daily sharing of feelings?

• He chooses to pass on sharing that night.
• He waits for everybody else to speak before sharing his feelings.
• He shares his feelings because it is the rule to do so.
• He shares something, but not what he is really feeling.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3