The Giver chapters 17-23

Lily said this about the children in the other community, "I don't know. They acted like...like...Animals..." Which Figurative language device is being used in this excerpt.

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

Why did Jonas become upset when his friends played war?

• They didn't ask him to play.

• They were too rough with each other.

• He knows what war is really like.

• He wants to take part in a war.

What happens when twins are born?

• They are both adopted by the same parents.

• One of the twins is kept with the birth mother.

• The smallest twin is sent to another community.

• The smallest twin is put to death.

The annex where the Giver lives holds many secrets. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopeia

• personification

What happened to Caleb?

• He drowned in a river.

• He was released.

• He ran away from home.

• He became a receiver.

How did Jonas feel when he watched the video of his father releasing a baby?

• He was in denial and said it wasn't happening.

• He was proud that his father was able to carry out such a difficult task.

• He was filled with shock and horror.

• He made excuses for what his father was doing all along.

Why do you suppose the author chose the father as the character to release the baby?

• for a larger emotional impact

• because Jonas and his father have a bad relationship

• to create a quick ending to the novel

• because Jonas knew what his father was doing all along

What plan does the Giver and Jonas come up with?

• to talk with Jonas's father about Jonas running away

• the Giver will help Jonas escape and tell everyone that Jonas drowned in the river

• to run away with Jonas and start their own community

• the Giver will help Jonas escape and then go back and kidnap Gabe

How did Jonas avoid the patrols during his escape?

• He dressed in dark clothing.

• He slept during the day and rode at night.

• He carried traveling papers with him.

• He only traveled through the woods.

Why did Jonas transmit feelings of snow to Gabe?

• The planes were equipped with heat-tracking equipment.

• He wanted to teach Gabe about feelings of love.

• Gabe was overheating from the sun.

• Gabe was becoming very bored.