The Giver Chapters 1 - 8

Jonas “remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft streaked above.”

The best meaning of the adjective palpable is:

• noticeable

• unclear

• enjoyable

• terrifying

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

At the end of Chapter 2, Lily asks for her “comfort object.” The passage reveals:

• A special blanket or stuffed animal is natural for children in any society.

• Lily is a very anxious child.

• Lily and Jonas have no knowledge of real animals.

• Lily is a very demanding child.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Mother says in Chapter 2, “The year we got Lily, we knew, of course, that’d we’d receive our female, because we’d made our application and been approved.”

The author’s purpose for including this information is to show:

All of Jonas’s “volunteer hours” are “carefully tabulated in the Hall of Open Records.” Which literary device is used?

• symbolism

• irony

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When does Jonas suddenly become aware of color?

The use of rear-buttoned jackets in Jonas’s community symbolize which of the following?

In Chapter 1, the narrator states “Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and less urgent explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions and . . . HE WILL BE RELEASED.”

The most significant reason the author includes this information is to emphasize:

• How little Jonas knows about the world outside his society.

• How observant Jonas is

• The importance of following the rules

• The Elders observe everything

Why is the The Ceremony of the Twelve the last ceremony in Jonas's community?

• No one lives past the age of twelve.

• There is nothing left to celebrate as life is simply about working.

• Childhood ends with the Ceremony of Twelves

• The children are all "released"

TRUE or FALSE: The people in the Community believe the Elders are infallible or unable to make a mistake in assignments.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When Jonas takes the apple home from the recreation area, “that evening over the speaker, the announcement . . . singled him out without using his name.” This passage conveys which of the following dystopian characteristics in the book:

• Citizens are under constant surveillance.

• Citizens have a fear of the outside world.

• Citizens live in a dehumanized state.

• Individuality is bad.