Chapter 7 - The Giver

Each person in the Ceremony has a number. What does this number represent?

• who the Elders like best

• the order they were born

• their intelligence

• their address

This community views 12 year olds as adults and that their childhood ends at this age.

• True

• False

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The Ceremony of Twelve is one of the rare times when...

• group chanting and singing are encouraged
• members of the community do not have to go to work
• individual differences are celebrated
• the community gathers for a picnic 

Why did the Chief Elder make a joke about Asher?*

• Because Asher sat in the wrong seat.

• Because Asher was late to the Ceremony.

• Because Asher still makes language mistakes.

• Because the rest of Asher's classmates also make fun of him

Reread this passage from ch. 7: “The discipline wand, in the hand of the Childcare worker, whistled as it came down across Asher’s hands. Asher whimpered, cringed, and corrected himself instantly. ‘Snack,’ he whispered. But the next morning he had done it again. And again the following week. He couldn’t seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher’s legs. Eventually, for a period of time, Asher stopped talking altogether, when he was a Three.”

What does this passage reveal about the way the community views small children? [RL.7.6]

• They view children with nervousness that leads to ignoring them.

• They view children in an unforgiving way that leads to suffering.

• They view children in a kind way that allows for mistakes.

• They view children as too precious to hurt in any way.

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Reread this passage from ch. 7: “The discipline wand, in the hand of the Childcare worker, whistled as it came down across Asher’s hands. Asher whimpered, cringed, and corrected himself instantly. ‘Snack,’ he whispered. But the next morning he had done it again. And again the following week. He couldn’t seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher’s legs. Eventually, for a period of time, Asher stopped talking altogether, when he was a Three.”

Which words in the passage above best support the idea that this way of raising children actually hurts them? [RL.7.1]

• “whistled as it came down”

• “whimpered, cringed”

• “couldn’t seem to stop”

• “discipline wand came again”

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What happened when it was Jonas's turn to receive his job assignment?

• Jonas received the job of doctor 
• Jonas fell as he was going to the stage 
• Jonas was terrified
• The Chief Elder skipped over Jonas

Choose the word that best describe Jonas's perspective at the end of Chapter 7.

• he feels humiliated

• he feels carefree

• he feels relieved

• he feels angry

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A good title for Chapter 7 would be...

• Fish Hatchery Attendant 
• Asher Gets a Job
• The Chief Elder Jokes
• The Ceremony of Twelve 

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