The Giver

What is the setting of "The Giver"?

• 1800s Italy

• A utopian, futuristic society

• Present-Day New York City

• A farm somewhere

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Mark all answers that apply: What is the role of the Receiver?

• Makes final decisions about rule changes

• Names the babies of the community

• Holder of all memories (good AND bad)

• Designs the new additions of the community

What aspects make Jonas a prime choice for the assignment of Receiver

(a)  

How do people treat Jonas once he receives the assignment of Receiver of memories?

What is the first memory that Jonas receives?

• Fishing on a boat

• Sledding on a red sled

• Walking along the ocean

• Flying on an airplane

Jonas's best friend is _______ and his assignment is ______

(a)  

What memory makes Jonas feel love?

• Thanksgiving at the White House

• A Wedding at the Beach

• Watching the Rams Win the Super Bowl

• Christmas with grandparents/parents

The Giver tells Jonas to "trust the memories and how they make you feel..." What does this mean?

Who is Rosemary? What happens to her?

• Receiver-to-be; The Giver's daughter; she is released

• Receiver-to-be; the Giver's daughter; she drows

• Receiver-to-be; she is released

• The Giver's daughter; birth-mother; she drows

What is a major theme in this text?

• The inability to care

• Sameness vs. individual experience

• The struggle of too much free time

• Regaining of innocence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2