The Giver Chapters 11-12

The first memory the Giver gave Jonas was_______.

• a sled ride

• a horse ride

• a boat ride

• a carousel ride

What happened to the Giver after transmitting the memory?

• He no longer wanted to give Jonas any memories.

• He felt sad.

• He no longer had the memory.

• He was ready to give Jonas all his memories right away.

Why doesn't it snow in Jonas's community?

• The community had climate control.

• The earth was getting warmer.

• Jonas's community is near the equator.

During the first day of job training Jonas experienced______.

• ice

• lightning and thunder

• sunburn

• rain

Read this line from the end of chapter 11.

"It's just that I don't know your name. I thought you were the Receiver, but you say that now I'm The Receiver, so I don't know what to call you."

What is the importance of this line?

• This line points out why the community is very careful with names. In Jonas's community, two people will never have the same name because of the confusion it may cause.

• The man's reply explains the title of the book.

• This line is an example of why the rule of precision of language is important.

• This line explains how a person's name can sometimes influence his/her personality.

Why did Jonas feel different at school the day after he began job training?

• He was the only person training for his job.

• He wasn't allowed to talk about his training.

• He wished he had been given a different job.

Why was Jonas late for his second day of training?

• He rode with Asher to the Department of Bicycle Repair.

• He saw the change in Fiona's hair that he had experienced earlier with the apple.

• His teacher kept him after school to ask how his training went.

• He helped Fiona in the House of the Old first.

Read this passage from Chapter 12.

This time the sled had-and continued to have, as he blinked, and stared at it again-that same mysterious quality that the apple had had so briefly. And Fiona's hair. The sled did not change. It simply was-whatever the thing was.

The thing Jonas was seeing is_____.

• color

• light

• music

• laughter

Following the conversation about the sled, The Giver wanted Jonas to understand his capacity to see beyond. Which line from chapter 12 is an example of Jonas's ability?

• We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.

• The Giver looked startled at the certainty of Jonas's reaction.

• Close your eyes and be still, now. I'm going to give you a memory of a rainbow.

• Lie back down, now. We have so much to do.

A best title for chapter 12 would be....

• The Sled

• The Dream

• Fiona's Hair

• Seeing Beyond the Shades of Gray