Day 8: Ch16-18

Which holiday did Jonas characterize as warm and happy?

• Easter

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Valentine's Day

Despite feeling embarrassed about it, what question did Jonas ask his parents?

• Do you love me?

• Do you ever think about release?

• Why do I have to hold these memories?

• Where do babies come from?

How did Jonas’s mother describe the word “love”?

• As a word that has multiple vague meanings

• As the feeling she has for Father, Jonas, Lily, and even Gabriel

• As so meaningless that it’s become almost obsolete (extinct)

• As too similar to Stirrings that one should avoid feeling it altogether

What was Jonas’s first lie to his parents?

• That he enjoyed having Gabriel in his room

• That he understood why it was inappropriate to use a word like “love”

• That he looked forward to training with The Giver everyday

• That he was taking his pills regularly

What secret was Jonas keeping?

• That he flushes his pills down the toilet

• That he's been telling Asher about his training

• That he stares at Fiona's hair all the time

• That each night he was giving memories to Gabriel

What did Jonas stop doing for the first time?

• He stopped taking his pills

• He stopped hanging out with Asher during his free time

• He stopped using the word "love"

• He stopped riding his bike with Fiona everyday

What could Jonas now see and keep?

• the truth

• memories

• females

• colors

What did Jonas relabel Lily’s anger as?

• disrespect

• prudent disregard for others

• childish behavior

• Shallow impatience and exasperation

Finish the sentence: “On a holiday, the usual…”

• ritual of dreamtelling could be excused

• training sessions are canceled

• rules of order could be disregarded

• rules of cleanliness are on pause

Why did Asher end up apologizing to Jonas?

• Because he spoke to Jonas angrily and had not paid Jonas the respect he deserved as the new Receiver

• Because he shot Jonas

• Because he stole Fiona from Jonas

• Because he would not stop nagging Jonas about the importance of recreation