The Giver Chapters

What reason did the Giver give Jonas for why the community went to sameness?

• The Giver said that Sameness was pleasant.

• The Giver told Jonas that People in the community were satisfied with the way things were and didn't want change.

• The Giver explained that without Sameness, people might make the wrong choices.

What disturbing memory did the Giver give Jonas? 

• hurricane 

• elephant hunters

• a flood

• a fight 

When the last Receiver failed 10 years ago, what happened to the memories?

• They came back to the previous Receiver.

• They just faded away.

• They were released to the community, which caused confusion and chaos.

Why did Jonas ask the Giver to give him painful memories? 

• Jonas wanted to take away some of the Giver's pain.

• Jonas was curious.

• Jonas had read about pain in one of the books.

What lingering pain did the Giver give Jonas?

• the memory of a skinned knee

• the memory of a broken leg

• the memory of a virus

• the memory of a mashed finger

Chapter 14 starts with Jonas...

• riding a sled.

• skiing

• sitting on a beach

• in the middle of lessons at school

At this point in the novel, Jonas realizes for the first time that his family has...

• been secretly spying on his training

• chosen to release Gabriel

• never known pain

• have also been receiving memories from The Giver to help Jonas with his training.

What TWO topics from the past does the The Giver discusst with Jonas? (Choose TWO answers from the choices below).

• Hunger

• Warfare

• Disease

• Natural Diaster

Why was the decision made in Jonas's community to not to let people make their own choices?

• They did not want people to make mistakes.

• They didn't want to control people.

• They wanted to make life easier for the Elders.

• They wanted people to feel as though they were on a vacation from life.

What did Jonas try to do with Asher?

• He tried to transmit his new awareness of color to Asher.

• He tried to teach him to see the wilting flowers.

• He tried to give him a bad memory.

• He tried to get him to pick flowers.