The Giver Study Sync

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

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

Why was Jonas's mother upset with Lily?

• Lily said she wanted to be a birthmother.
• Lily dropped the newchild.
• Lily spilled the newchild's food.
• Lily said a mean thing about the newchild.

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
• The society is overpopulated

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

• Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
• Children are not allowed to date
• Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
• The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony

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 deformed
• 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

Why is the Ceremony of Twelves so important? 

• It is when the boys in the community become men and get their jobs.
• It is when all 12s (boys and girls) receive their assignments (careers). 
• It is the year they get married. 
• It is when boys becomes the receiver.

Jonas stole an apple that he and Asher were playing with. What happened to the apple that made Jonas want to keep it? 

• Asher dropped it.
• It vanished in mid-air
• Fiona gave it to them.
• It changed.