The Giver Chapter 9-13

Why did things seem so tense for Jonas after the ceremony?

• People seem to be treating him differently.

• People were ignoring him.

What kind of job did Jonas get?

• The Giver

• Receiver of Memory, the most important job of the community

What happened to the girl that was supposed to have been trained for the Receiver of Memory job?

• She graduated and is the president.

• She failed – they

  don’t know what happened to her – she disappeared.

What was in Jonas’s instruction folder?

• One sheet – 8 instructions

• It welcomed him to the assignment.

How much recreation time was he allowed?

• All the time he wanted. He's still a kid.

• none

What was the final rule on his sheet of instructions?

• You may lie.

• You must always tell the truth.

Was he allowed medication?

• Only if it was not related to his training.

• Yes.

What was different about the bikes after the Twelves Ceremony?

• the name plate was changed to citizen-in-

  training

• It was a license plate number.

Why was the Receiver of Memory’s doors locked?

• He didn't like to be with people.

• He didn’t want to be disturbed by foolish things, he needed

  to concentrate.

Why was Jonas so surprised to see all the books in the office?

• He’d never seen a book, except for a dictionary,

  community map, and Rules book.

• He wanted to read one.