The Giver - Ch. 6, read aloud and questions

Where were the buttons on the jackets of Fours, Fives, and Sixes?

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• • in the front

• • they had zippers

• • on their back

What were the jackets given to the Sevens a sign of?

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• • responsibility

• independence

• sharing

What was given to the Nines at the ceremony?

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• jackets

• bikes

• haircuts

Who attended the Ceremony in the Community?

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• • Just the children and their parents

• • Everyone except the nightshift workers

• • Everyone in the Community

What unusual decision did the committee make regarding Gabe?

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• • He would be assigned a new family at the ceremony

• • He would become part of Jonas's family unit

• • He would get another year before he would to go to his family unit

What would normally happen to newchildren like Gabe that weren't thriving like they should?

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• • They would be sent to a Nurturer's home to live

• • They would be released

• • They would go to the hospital for treatment

Where did people go when they were released?

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• Elsewhere

• • the House of the Old

• • another community nearby

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did the residents of the Community have to do during the Ceremony of Loss?

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• • attend a ceremony like a funeral

• • say the name of the child louder and louder

• • say the name of the child softer and less frequently throughout the day

What part of the Eights' jackets showed that they were responsible to keep track of their own belongings?

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• • buttons down the front

• pockets

• • zippers on the side

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did a child's transgression impact his or her parents?

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• • They had to serve the punishment also

• • They were judged on the behavior of their child

• • It didn't impact his or her parents at all

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3