The Giver chapers 1-6

"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No Wrong word, Jonas thought."

What does the author suggest by this opening line?

• Jonas is not frightened.

• Jonas is confused.

• Fear is a bad thing in Jonas's community.

• The precision of language is important.

Each year, there are ___ new babies.

• 40

• 20

• 50

• 10

Who is the main character?

• Asher

• The Giver

• Jonas

• Luke Skywalker

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

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What happened to the apple when Jonas and Asher were tossing it back and forth?

• It smashed into a car.

• It changed.

• It hit another child.

• It had a worm in it.

The main protagonist in the novel is . . .

• Jonas
• Gabriel
• Jonas's father
• Lily

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was Jonas’s father’s job?

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

Why does the author end chapter 6 with the sentence, "As if in answer to an unspoken wish, the signal came, and the crowd began to move toward the doors."

• To explain what Jonas's wish is going into the Ceremony of Twelves

• To make the reader feel the relief that Jonas feels when the opening of the Ceremony of Twelves begins

• To show that the audience is ready for the Ceremony of Twelves

• To know what Jonas's signal meant

Based on the text thus far, we can INFER that Jonas...

• Does not believe everything the Elders say

• Has a lot of questions about their community

• Breaks the rules a lot

• Is always scared

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What sentences helps the reader INFER that Jonas feeling Nervous before the Ceremony of 12s?

• "He was certain that his Assignment, whatever it was to be, and Asher's too, would be the right one for them."

• "The signal came and the crowd began to move toward the doors."

• "But Asher wasn't reassured."

• "He only wished that the midday break would conclude, that the audience would reenter the Auditorium, and the suspense would end."

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What happened to the first Caleb?

• He ran away

• He got sick

• He drowned

• He was hit by car

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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