The Giver

In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?

• He was a spy from an enemy community

• He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time

• He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community

• He crashed his aircraft

Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?

• He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon

• He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels

• He likes words that begin with vowels

• His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Jonas’s mother do for a living?

• She is a Nurturer

• She is a Storyteller

• She is a Birthmother

• She works for the department of justice

Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?

• Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine

• Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community

• The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony

Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?

• Giving birth is dangerous, and Lily might die from the complications

• Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done

• The position holds very little honor in the society

Why does Jonas worry about Asher’s Assignment?

• Asher is easily disappointed and will probably find fault with his assignment

• Asher does not seem to have any serious interests

• Asher will fail at any Assignment he is given

• Asher has not completed enough volunteer hours to qualify for an Assignment

Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?

• He bites the staff at the Nurturing Center

• He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night

• He smiles too much, and the staff suspects he will be abnormally gassy when he grows up

What do the numbers assigned to each child signify?

• The order of their birth

• Their rank in school

• The department to which they belong

• Their height in inches

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve?

• She is about to tell them that Jonas will be released

• She has caused them anxiety about Jonas’s Assignment

• She knows they are disappointed with their children’s Assignments

How does the community react to the death of a child in the river?

• They hold a candlelight vigil

• They send casseroles to the child’s parents

• They hold seminars to warn children to stay away from the river

• They chant the child’s name over and over, each time more and more softly

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1