The Giver Chapters 1-15

What is important about the month of December?

• Christmas

• End of school

• Jonas' birthday

• The Ceremony of Twelve

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What color did Jonas want Asher to see?

• Blue
• Gold
• Red
• Green

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why weren't people allowed to make their own choices?

• They could not handle the responsibility.
• They might make the wrong choices.
• They were not smart enough.
• They had misused the privilege.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Was The Giver allowed to have a spouse?

• Yes, but his former spouse now lives with the Childless Adults.
• Yes, but his former spouse was released long ago.
• Yes, but his former spouse left him because of the books.
• No, his job doesn't allow him to apply for a spouse.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did the community need a Receiver?

• The needed someone to contain all of the pain and knowledge for the community.
• They needed a wise leader to tell them what choices to make.
• They needed someone to hide books from the people.
• They needed anyone with pale eyes to live alone.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

Why does Jonas want The Giver to start giving him painful memories?

• to experience all that life has to offer
• to take some of the pain away from The Giver
• to better understand the future
• to know why the previous Receiver had failed

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did Jonas experience this time when he went to sled down the hill?

• more fun as the sled went down faster
• confusion because there were people ice skating in the distance
• intense pain from a broken leg
• deep sadness since it wasn't as exciting the second time

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What kind of memory did The Giver always give Jonas at the end of their training?

• a memory of intense pain to make him stronger
• a memory that reminded him of his family
• a memory of sledding down a hill
• a color-filled memory of pleasure

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why didn't the Elders take The Giver's advice to let birthmothers have four children?

• because the population had grown too large, so hunger and starvation were everywhere
• because they wanted birthmothers to have an odd number of births
• because too many children were being put up for adoption
• because they did not care what The Giver had to say

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was Gabriel's main problem?

• He would not eat during meal times.
• He was fretful at night and needed attention.
• He would never stop crying during the day.
• He was now growing too quickly for his age.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2