The GiverThe Giver

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These questions cover These questions cover information we have learned information we have learned while reading the first 10 while reading the first 10 chapters of The Giver.chapters of The Giver.

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Question 1Question 1

Name all the members of Jonas’ Name all the members of Jonas’ family. Tell me as much as you family. Tell me as much as you can about them.can about them.

Answer – Question 1Answer – Question 1

The three members of Jonas’ The three members of Jonas’ family are his father, his mother family are his father, his mother and his sister Lily. His father and his sister Lily. His father works in the Nurturing Centre works in the Nurturing Centre taking care of newborn babies, taking care of newborn babies, his mother is a judge with the his mother is a judge with the Department of Justice and Lily is a Department of Justice and Lily is a Seven.Seven.

Question 2Question 2

In a paragraph, describe Jonas’ In a paragraph, describe Jonas’ community.community.

Answer – Question 2Answer – Question 2

Jonas’ community is clean and Jonas’ community is clean and appears perfect. There are no appears perfect. There are no animals, no litter, no crime because animals, no litter, no crime because they like to have control over they like to have control over everything. This is called the everything. This is called the Sameness in the book. They have no Sameness in the book. They have no bad memories, they can’t see colour bad memories, they can’t see colour and they are run by a Council of and they are run by a Council of Elders.Elders.

Question 3Question 3

What is the Ceremony of 12? Why What is the Ceremony of 12? Why is it so important?is it so important?

Answer – Question 3Answer – Question 3

The Ceremony of 12 takes place The Ceremony of 12 takes place every December. When an 11 every December. When an 11 becomes a 12, they go to a public becomes a 12, they go to a public ceremony where they are ceremony where they are assigned their job for life based on assigned their job for life based on skills they have demonstrated skills they have demonstrated during their Volunteer time and on during their Volunteer time and on their personal characteristics that their personal characteristics that have been observed by the Elders.have been observed by the Elders.

Question 4Question 4

What two ways are rules changed What two ways are rules changed in Jonas’ community?in Jonas’ community?

Answer – Question 4Answer – Question 4

The two ways the rules are The two ways the rules are changed in Jonas’ community are:changed in Jonas’ community are:– If it is an important rule, the Elders If it is an important rule, the Elders

consult with the Receiver and he consult with the Receiver and he decides on the change.decides on the change.

– If it is a minor or less important rule, If it is a minor or less important rule, the Elders will argue amongst the Elders will argue amongst themselves until they come up with themselves until they come up with a solution or forget what they were a solution or forget what they were arguing about.arguing about.

Question 5Question 5

Who is Gabriel? Why is Jonas’ Who is Gabriel? Why is Jonas’ father worried about him?father worried about him?

Answer – Question 5Answer – Question 5

Gabriel is a newborn who is at the Gabriel is a newborn who is at the Nurturing Centre where Jonas’ Nurturing Centre where Jonas’ father works. He will not settle at father works. He will not settle at night and the Elders think he is not night and the Elders think he is not developing properly. Jonas’ father developing properly. Jonas’ father is looking after him and is afraid he is looking after him and is afraid he might be released if he doesn’t might be released if he doesn’t start sleeping through the night.start sleeping through the night.

Question 6Question 6

Who are the birth mothers? Who are the birth mothers? Describe what they do.Describe what they do.

Answer – Question 6Answer – Question 6

The birth mothers have the babies for The birth mothers have the babies for the community. They are allowed to the community. They are allowed to have three and once the babies are have three and once the babies are born they cannot see them – they are born they cannot see them – they are sent to the Nurturing Centre to be taken sent to the Nurturing Centre to be taken care of. When they become Ones they care of. When they become Ones they are given a name and assigned to a are given a name and assigned to a family. The Birth Mothers become family. The Birth Mothers become Labourers after their third birth. It is not Labourers after their third birth. It is not a desired assignment.a desired assignment.

Question 7Question 7

What happens during the What happens during the Ceremony of Loss?Ceremony of Loss?

Answer – Question 7Answer – Question 7

During the Ceremony of Loss the During the Ceremony of Loss the members of the community walk members of the community walk around murmuring the name of the around murmuring the name of the dead person. As the day goes along dead person. As the day goes along they speak the name more quietly and they speak the name more quietly and by the end of the day they do not say by the end of the day they do not say it anymore and the person is forgotten. it anymore and the person is forgotten. This happens only when someone dies This happens only when someone dies unexpectedly, not during a release.unexpectedly, not during a release.

Question 8Question 8

What does “thank you for your What does “thank you for your childhood” mean when the Elder childhood” mean when the Elder says it to Asher? says it to Asher?

Answer – Question 8Answer – Question 8

When the Elder thanks Asher for When the Elder thanks Asher for his childhood she is thanking him his childhood she is thanking him for his time as a young person in for his time as a young person in the community and letting him the community and letting him know it is time for him to become know it is time for him to become an adult now that he is a Twelve.an adult now that he is a Twelve.

Question 9Question 9

What is “the capacity to see What is “the capacity to see beyond” mean?beyond” mean?

Answer – Question 9Answer – Question 9

The capacity to see beyond The capacity to see beyond means that Jonas has the ability means that Jonas has the ability to see things the other members to see things the other members of the community cannot see of the community cannot see such as colour.such as colour.

Chapter 10Chapter 10

Tell me everything you know Tell me everything you know about release at this point in the about release at this point in the book.book.

Answer – Question 10Answer – Question 10

At this point in the book we know release At this point in the book we know release means to be sent out of the community means to be sent out of the community for good and you are never allowed back. for good and you are never allowed back.

We also know there are three kinds of We also know there are three kinds of release: 1) the elderly who are at the end release: 1) the elderly who are at the end of their lives; 2) children who do not of their lives; 2) children who do not develop properly; 3) people who do not develop properly; 3) people who do not follow the rules. follow the rules.

People can also ask to be released.People can also ask to be released.