The Giver: Understanding Lois Lowry's World

What is the main role of The Giver in the community?

• To enforce the community's rules

• To hold all the memories of the past

• To teach children about their future roles

• To organize the Ceremony of Twelve

Why are memories and emotions controlled in the community?

• To ensure everyone is happy

• To prevent people from making bad decisions

• To eliminate pain and suffering

• All of the above

What happens during the Ceremony of Twelve?

• Children are given their adult jobs

• Families are assigned a new child

• The community celebrates the harvest

• Elders share memories with the community

In "The Giver" is Jonas a static or a dynamic character?

• static

• dynamic

What does the term "Release" mean in the community?

• To be sent to another community

• To be promoted to a higher job

• To be executed or euthanized

• To retire from work

How does Jonas feel about the community's rules and control once he starts receiving memories?

• He agrees with them more

• He starts to question them

• He feels indifferent

• He wants to enforce them strictly

What is the first memory that The Giver transmits to Jonas?

• War

• Hunger

• Sled riding in the snow

• A birthday party

Which of the following is different in the movie than in the book?

• Father's Job

• Mother's Job

• Jonas's assignment

• Asher's assignment

What does Jonas plan to do to change the community?

• Become the next Giver

• Leave the community and find Elsewhere

• Teach everyone about emotions and memories

• Overthrow the community leaders

Which is the same in the movie compared to the book?

• Jonas runs away with Gabe

• Fiona's assignment

• The age at which the Assignment Ceremony occurs

• The way Jonas receives memories