The Giver Ch. 11-16

What do Gabe, Jonas, and the Giver all have in common?

• They all have difficulty sleeping.

• Each has light colored eyes.

• They are all brave.

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How does the Giver feel after he transmits memories?

• He is curious about Jonas’s reaction.

• He is relieved from the burden.

• He is sad about the previous Receiver.

Jonas learns that “seeing beyond” means...

• he has the ability to foresee the future.

• he is learning wisdom from the Giver.

• he is seeing colors.

What does the Giver say about why the community has “Sameness”?

• Sameness eliminates bad choices that people often make.

• Sameness is a way for the Elders to control children.

• No one knows why the community has the rule of Sameness.

When Jonas comforts Gabe at night...

• he feels jealous about the attention Gabe gets from his parents.

• he has memories of when Lily was a baby.

• he transmits memories to Gabe.

The Giver's job is to

• monitor and enforce the community's strict rules.

• use the memories to guide the Elders' decisions.

• share memories with the entire community to keep their culture alive.

What could happen if the Giver fails?

• Memories would be released back into the community, causing chaos and difference.

• Transferring memories is the only way that the Elders can continue living.

• His memories would be lost forever, maintaining a community that has no depth of feeling.

"The man smiled. He touched the sagging flesh on his own face with amusement. 'I am not, actually, as old as I look,' he told Jonas. 'This job has aged me. I know I look as if I should be scheduled for release very soon. But actually I have a good deal of time left.'" From this passage, the reader can infer that ____________.

• The Giver has really enjoyed his job.

• The Giver's job has been very stressful.

• The Giver is extremely old.

In Chapter 16, Jonas experiences a memory of a holiday celebration. Which quotation best shows that Jonas now has mixed feelings about family and love?

• "'And after that, when the time comes, they'll go to the House of the Old,' Jonas went on. He was thinking aloud."

• "'Warmth,' Jonas replied, 'and happiness. And--let me think. Family. That it was a celebration of some sort, a holiday.'"

• "'I was thinking that... well, I can see that it wasn't a very practical way to live, with the Old right there in the same place. But anyway, I was thinking, I mean feeling, actually, that it was kind of nice, then.'"

How do Jonas's parents respond when he asks if they love him?

• They tell him that "love" is a meaningless word.

• They tell him yes, of course they love him.

• They tell him that "love" is a curse word in their community.