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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Giver

Directions: Write short but complete answers to questions on separate sheet(s) of paper. The questions are due the day a set of chapters is due.

Chapters 1-4

1. Describe Jonas’ community.

2. Describe Jonas’ family. What do his parents do?

3. What did the word "frightened" mean, according to Jonas?

4. How did Jonas decide he felt?

5. Who is Gabriel and why is Jonas’ father worried about him (ch. 1)?

6. What evening ritual did the family perform after dinner?

7. What were the two occasions when release was not punishment? What do you believe “release” is?

8. What did Father want to do about the newchild, and why?

9. Why was the Ceremony of Twelve so important?

10. Who is the Receiver and how are rules changed? (p. 14)

11. What things do Jonas’ parents share with him about their memories of their assignments and of their friends’ assignments?

12. What was unusual about Jonas and the newchild?

13. Describe the Assignment of Birthmother.

14. What happened to the apple while Jonas was playing with it?

15. Describe the Celebration of Release of Roberto.

Chapters 5-8 due

16. What was Jonas's dream about?

17. What are stirrings?

18. What did his mother and father say about it?

19. Why wasn’t Gabriel at the Naming?

20. What was the Ceremony of Loss?

21. How do people get spouses and children?

22. What Assignment did Asher get?

23. What happened when Jonas's number should have been called?

24. Page 56, “Thank you for your childhood.” Explain.

25. What is the difference between “assigned” and “selected”?

26. What is this “capacity to see beyond”?

27. What was Jonas's Assignment? Why was it important and unusual?

28. What were the four qualities the Chief Elder said the Receiver of Memory must have?

Chapters 9 - 12

29. What happened the last time a new Receiver had been chosen?

30. From what rules was Jonas exempted i.e. what was he excused from?

31. What was Jonas prohibited from doing i.e. what was he not allowed to do?

32. What was the biggest difference in the Receiver of Memory's dwelling?

33. What memories did the Receiver of Memory say he had to transmit to Jonas?

34. What was the first memory the Receiver said he would give to Jonas?

35. What happened to snow?

36. Name two words or concepts that Jonas experienced.

37. What happened to the old man's memory of the ride on the sled after he transmitted it to Jonas?

38. Describe Jonas's experiences of "seeing beyond."

39. What happens to color in this community (vs. in memory)?

40. What is Jonas’ opinion of sameness?

41. Summarize the conversation between Jonas and the Giver about choices.

Chapters 13-16

42. What is Jonas’ first startling and disturbing memory? What is his reaction?

43. Is the Giver married? Explain about his marriage relationship.

44. Why does the Giver sometimes send him away?

45. Why can’t everyone have memories, to share?

46. What’s wrong with Gabriel?

47. What happens when twins are born?

48. Jonas asked what made the Giver suffer. What memory did the Giver transmit to explain it?

49. How did Jonas help Gabriel get to sleep?

50. What pain did the Giver ask Jonas to take in Chapter 15?

51. Describe the Giver's favorite memory that he gave to Jonas.

52. What question did Jonas ask his parents after his session with The Giver? What was their answer?

53. Jonas did something different the next morning. What was it?

Chapters 17-20

54. How is Jonas changing?

55. What is his reaction to his friends’ game of “war”?

56. What was Father's responsibility when twins were born?

57. What was the name of the Receiver-to-be who was selected ten years before Jonas?

58. What happened to the Receiver-to-be who was selected before Jonas?

59. What happened to the Community after the incident with the Receiver-to-be?

60. What did Jonas and the Giver think would happen to the Community if Jonas left?

61. Describe the release of the newchild.

62. Now we know for sure. What is release?

63. What are Jonas’ feelings after obtaining this new knowledge?

64. What is their plan for creating change in the community? (all of chapter 20)

65. How did Jonas react after he watched the release?

66. The Giver offered a very special memory to Jonas. What was it, and what was Jonas's response to the offer?

Chapters 21-23

67. What ways did Jonas change the original escape plan?

68. What happened to his memories?

69. Describe the changes in the landscape and weather.

70. How did the story end?

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