The Giver - Chapter 12

What dream did Jonas keep having?

• He kept dreaming about riding a sled.

• He kept dreaming about Fiona.

• He kept dreaming about Gabriel not being able to sleep.

• He kept dreaming about the apple.

What did Jonas tell his friends about his first day of training?

• Jonas did not say anything because he knew he would not be able to describe the hill and snow and cold wind.   

• Jonas told them explained to his friends what memories are.

• Jonas told his friends about the old man and all the rules.  

What strange thing kept happening to Jonas?

• Jonas keeps seeing things change.

• Jonas's hair turned red.

• Jonas forgets things.

• Jonas keeps forgetting his dreams.

What color does Jonas first experience?

• Red

• Blue

• White

• Brown

Why did colors disappear from the community?

• The community went to sameness.

• The community went to colorlessness.

• The community wanted to be just black and white.

Who works on creating sameness in the community?

• The genetic scientists

• The Giver

• The Nurturers

• Everyone

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"Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness.  Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back.  We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences."  He thought for a moment.  "We gained control of many things.  But we had to let go of others."

 

Based on the passage, what does relinquish mean?

• To give up

• Keep control over

• To fill up

• To go away

What memory did the Giver want to give Jonas to help understand color?

• A rainbow

• An apple

• A picture of Fiona

• Crayons