The Giver Chapter

By the end of Chapter 6 what is everyone waiting for?

• The Releases

• The Ceremony to end

• The Ceremony of Olds

• The Ceremony of 12s

Why doesn't Jonas's father sit with his family during the ceremony?

• He has been released.

• Nurturers need to help with the babies.

• Fathers don't sit with the family.

• He needs to stay home with Gabe.

How is Jonas feeling before the ceremony of 12s?

• Nervous

• Excited

• Happy

• Scared

What is Gabriel labeled at the Ceremony of Ones?

• Unnamed

• Unknown

• Uncertain

• Unbaby

A best title for chapter 12 would be....

• The Sled

• The Dream

• Fiona's Hair

• Seeing Beyond the Shades of Gray

The best title for Chapter 12 would be

• The Sled

• The Dream

• Fiona's Hair

• Seeing Beyond the Shades of Gray

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.

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