The Giver - Chapter Check 1-10

What was Jonas apprehensive, or nervous, about?

• the Telling of Feelings
• the Passing of Potatoes
• the Ceremony of Twelve
• the Gathering of Greats

Why may the male newchild that Father discusses at dinner be released?

• He is not as mobile as he should be.
• He seems rather sickly.
• He does not eat as much as the other infants.
• He is not meeting the community's standards of growth and ability to thrive more independently.

Which sentence best reveals the negative connotation of Release?

• Release of newchildren was always sad, because they hadn't had a chance to enjoy life within the community yet.
• No one ever mentioned it; the disgrace was unspeakable.
• Release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration of a life well and fully lived; and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done.
• The rules say that if there's a third transgression, he simply has to be released.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a common word/thing that the main character and his sister do not know of?

• Animals

• Babies

• Feelings

• Apples

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the protagonist's name in The Giver?

• Jonathan

• Jake

• Jonas

• Asher

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What evening ritual did the family do at dinner?

• Share their feelings
• Share their dreams
• Eat food
• Complain about their day

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What assignment does Jonas' father have?

• House of the Old director
• Member of the Rules Review Commitee
• On the Council of Elders
• A Nurturer

Who decides what Assignment the people of the Community will have?

• Each child's parents
• Committee of Elders 
• Jonas
• Youth Committee

Every year, there are _______ new babies.

• 40

• 50

• 10

• 20