The Giver

1. Why isn’t Gabe at the Naming?

• a. He’s being given one more year of nurturing.

• b. He’s going to live with Jonas and Lily.

• c. He’s being released.

• d. Father loves him too much to give him to a family.

2. When children become Nines, they get their bicycles. What does the bicycle *symbolize* in this community?

• a. Beginning to become more a part of the community; depending less on the family

• b. Choice; at nine, people begin the process of choosing whether or not to leave this community

• c. Power and efficiency; a person can move much more quickly on a bicycle

• d. Fun; Nines are old enough to enjoy more freedom

3. Are citizens of Jonas’s community allowed to leave?

• a. Yes, they just make an application and are released.

• b. Yes, they just swim across the river.

• c. No, the other communities don’t take immigrants.

• d. No, there are no other communities.

4. Jonas hasn’t known anyone to leave the community. Why does Jonas think people stay?

• a. They are afraid of Elsewhere.

• b. They are afraid of release.

• c. They don’t want to leave their families.

• d. They are well taken care of and are satisfied with their lives.

5. Asher was given the assignment of Assistant Director of Recreation. Is this a good choice for him?

• a. Yes, because he mixes up words like “snack” and “smack.”

• b. Yes, because Asher learns by getting hit on his hands.

• c. Yes, because Asher is well liked and cheerful.

• d. Yes, because it is the job Asher applied for.

6. After the final Assignment, the Chief Elder apologized to the community and to Jonas. What had she done wrong?

• a. She forgot to give Jonas his job.

• b. She felt bad that the audience had been sitting for so long.

• c. She knew that she made Jonas miserable and worried the audience.

• d. She knew Jonas’s assignment would make him unhappy, so she apologized before giving it to him.

How did the community react to the news that Jonas was selected to be the new Receiver of Memory?

• a. They were uneasy.

• b. They didn’t seem to care very much.

• c. They applied to the Chief Elder to appoint someone else.

• d. They were happy.

The Chief Elder tells Jonas and the audience that the fourth attribute they look for in a Receiver is wisdom. The Elder also said that Jonas did not have that attribute. Can Jonas really be the Receiver of Memory?

• a. Yes, the training will give him wisdom.

• b. Yes, they will allow him to take the position because he has all the other attributes.

• c. Yes, Jonas’s parents still have to help him, though.

• d. Yes, Jonas can visit other communities to gather wisdom.

9. Why is Jonas afraid of being the Receiver of Memory?

• a. Because he won’t work with the elderly

• b. Because he hasn’t ever heard of this job before

• c. Because the training involves working with a man with pale eyes

• d. Because the training involves physical pain

The elders have a lot of control over the community. What are some ways that the elders control what happens in the community? Check ALL that apply.

• Matching people with their future jobs

• Restricting Internet access

• Setting the rules, which seem to never change

• Matching people with their spouses

• Matching people with their children