The Giver Chapter 11 - Close Reading

What is the setting of the Chapter 11?

• Jonas's home

• the House of the Old

• a room in the Annex

How does Jonas think he could disgrace himesel?

• by crying out in pain

• by falling asleep during training

• by getting hurt on the slded

What is the first feeling Jonas feels?

• hot

• cold

• warmth

What are the tiny, cold, featherlike feelings that pepper his body and face?

• sun-rays

• raindrops

• snowflakes

What is the flat, hard surface Jonas is seated on?

• a sled

• a bed

• an examining room table

True or False: Jonas has previously experienced snowfall in the Community.

• True

• False

"The snow was piled now around it, and he pushed his body, moving it forward, not wanting the exhilrarting ride to end. What does exhilarating mean?

• happy; thrilling

• scary and anxiety-provoking

• boring; dull

What does the Old Man mean when he says that the memory "lightened me just a little."

• he will always remember it

• he will experience it over and over

• he no longer has the memory of it

How does the sleigh ride affect Jonas?

• he now has so many questions for the Giver

• he no longer wants the experience

• it does not affect him at all

Why does the Community not have snow, sleds, and hills?

• they do not have money to remove the snow

• the people do not like the snow

• Climate Control