The Giver: Chapters 12-15

What dream did Jonas continue having? 

• the color red appears
• riding down a hill on a sled
• a rainbow appears
• an elephant is in the jungle

Why did Jonas feel uncomfortable listening to all the twelves about their first day of training? 

• Their stories were embarrassing.
• He did not like the other twelves.
• He was not allowed to discuss his training.
• He could not hear what they were saying.

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Why did colors disappear in their society? 

• the people made the choice to be the same
• there was not enough color in the world
• people hated the color yellow
• they hated colors

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Why couldn't the community have choices? 

• The Elders were afraid they would make mistakes.
• They wanted to hurt their community. 
• They didn't know what to do. 
• They were not smart enough. 

Why was it important that the Receiver keep all the memories? 

• So that the Receiver could be happy.
• So that the Receiver could be smarter than everybody else.
• Because the other citizens didn't have the ability.
• So that all the citizens wouldn't have to bear the pain.

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Why did the elders only allow birthmothers to have three babies? 

• because they were unhealthy if they had more than three babies
• because of the memory of hunger
• because the babies could not get families then
• because there were not enough clothes for the babies

What was wrong with the Giver in Chapter 15? 

• He felt sick.
• He did not like Jonas.
• He was suffering from the pain of too many horrible memories. 
• He wanted to stop sharing the memories.

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Why did Jonas feel "angry" with his groupmates?

• They began to exclude him from the group.
• They were satisfied with their lives, which had none of the vibrance of his own.
• They ridiculed his Assignment and wanted to know exactly what he was learning.
• They owed him money for lunch at Chipotle.

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Why weren't people allowed to make their own choices?

• They could not handle the responsibility.
• They might make the wrong choices.
• They were not smart enough.
• They had misused the privilege.

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What happened when the new Receiver failed 10 years ago.

• She routinely missed sessions with The Giver and gave poor excuses.
• We don't know. The Giver never brought it up to Jonas.
• The memories that she had received were released, and then people could access them.
• The Giver was unable to transfer memories to her for unknown reasons.