The Giver - Ch. 11, read aloud and questions

How are the memories transferred to Jonas

• Through his forehead

• Through his hands

• Through his legs

• Through his back

What was the first memory transmitted to Jonas?

• skating

• snow

• sledding

• sleeping

Jonas had words come to him like "hill", which is a word he didn't know about before.

What can you infer about his community?

• Mountains are reserved for the animals.

• The community does not have hills.

• It only snows at certain times of their lives.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or false: Once a memory is transmitted to Jonas, the old Receiver loses it forever.

• true

• false

Where did the memory of sledding come from?

• present day

• last week

• many generations ago

Why doesn't it snow in Jonas's community?

• The community has climate control.

• Jonas's community is near the equator.

• The Earth is getting warmer.

What problems did snow and hills create for Jonas's community?

• Snow created snow days and ice storms. Hills were too big to drive on.

• Snow made it difficult to grow crops and hills made transporting food difficult

• Snow made too much ice and hills slowed down gas mileage on trucks

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Jonas confuse power with?

• Honor

• Honesty

• Integrity

• Wisedom

Why did the Giver start with pleasurable memories?

• He enjoys them more than painful ones.

• He only has happy memories to share.

• He learned from his past failure.

What are the memories that Jonas received on his first day?

• sledding, sunshine, sunburn

• snow, sunshine, sunburn

• sledding, sun, sunbathing