Lois Lowry & Dystopia

Who is Lois Lowry?

• The author of The Hunger Games

• The author of Maze Runner

• The author of The Giver

• The author of The Scarlet Letter

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When was she born?

• 1947

• 1937

• 1977

• 2002

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How many times did she marry? How many children does she have?

• Once & 6

• Thrice & 0

• Never & 1

• Twice & 4

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How many books has she written?

• 40+

• 20+

• 10

• 30+

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When was The Giver published?

• 2002

• 1977

• 1993

• 1937

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After what major life event did she write The Giver?

• Her older sister passed away.

• Her father was put into a nursing home.

• She remarried to Martin.

• Her son passed away in a plane crash.

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What is a Utopia?

• an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice

• a place where aliens hail from

• imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

• an imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect

What is a Dystopia?

• Our society today

• an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

• collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's/person’s life.

• an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice

Which is The Giver?

• Appears to be a Dystopia, but is a Utopia.

• Appears to be a Utopia, but is a Dystopia.

What is the other example from the video of a Dystopia?

• Ender Game

• The Hunger Games

• Romeo & Juliet

• Maze Runner