The Giver 11-15

To help Jonas understand the concept of color, what memory does The Giver want to give him?

• box of crayons
• rainbow
• paint on a canvas
• bouquet of tulips

Why does The Giver say it would it be difficult for Jonas to have a spouse?

• It would be an arranged marriage.
• He really wouldn't get to share his life with her because of the secrets he must keep. 
• They wouldn't be able to apply for children. 
• She would be much older than him. 

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why did Jonas tell The Giver to start giving him some painful memories?

• Because Jonas was too happy. 
• Because The Giver wasn't going to live much longer. 
• To lighten The Giver's load because he's in so much pain.
• So they could relate to each other.

How was the second snow sled memory different from the first?

• He was in a dog sled race. 
• He was married with children.
• He was in terrible pain from breaking his leg. 
• He was in terrible pain from frost bite. 

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is done when a Birthmother has twins?

• She is able to keep one of the babies for herself. 
• She decides which families the babies go to. 
• The smallest one is released. 
• She must keep both. 

How does Jonas calm down Gabriel?

• Gives him a bath and reads him a story. 
• Gives him the memory of sailing. 
• Gives him the memory of friends.
• Sings him to sleep. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why did colors disappear in The Community?

• The people decided to go to Sameness.
• The Elders wanted it this way.
• The people were colorblind. 
• Color symbolized tragedy. 

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Jonas has seen ALL of the following turn red EXCEPT:

• apple
• Fiona's hair
• family bicycle 

"Always, in the dream, it seemed as if there were a destination: a something -- he could not grasp what -- that lay beyond the place where the thickness of snow brought the sled to a stop."
What types of punctuation are used WITHIN the sentence?

• semicolon and dashes
• semicolon and hyphens
• colon and dashes
• colon and hyphens

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is NOT a rule that Jonas must follow?

• You may lie. 
• You must go straight home after your training each day. 
• You must decide who the next Receiver will be. 
• You may not share your training with anyone else.