The Giver Chapter

The Giver couldn't escape with Jonas because he...

• had to help the community when the memories came back

• didn't want to leave his home

• had no memories left

Rosemary was ________.

• the first child of Jonas's parents

• the Giver's daughter

• the daughter of the Chief Elder

• Jonas's real sister

Why don't newchildren receive their names until the Ceremony of Ones?

• They don't have time to pick out the names.

• Newchildren have their names picked out as soon as they are born, but they are just not known to the public

• Newchildren are not named right away because there is a possibility they will need to be released if they do not thrive in their first year of life.

Which piece of evidence best supports the question of what is Jonas’s attitude toward the Elders’ decisions?

• “Those who were released--even as newchildren--were sent Elsewhere and never returned to the community.” (54)

• “Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.” (61)

• “Even Jonas …  was glad that Gabe had not been released.” (55)

Which detail from the text best shows the level of thought the Committee of Elders puts into organizing community members’ lives?

• "Gabriel... had not yet gained the weight appropriate to his days of life nor begun to sleep soundly... Normally such a newchild would be labeled Inadequate and released from the community." (54)

• “‘I heard about a guy who was absolutely certain he was going to be assigned Engineer, [...] and instead they gave him Sanitation worker.’” (60)

• “‘If you don’t fit in, you can apply for Elsewhere and be released.’” (61)

• “Even the Matching of Spouses was given such weighty consideration that sometimes an adult who applied to receive a spouse waited months or even years before a Match was approved and announced.” (61-62)

How does the character of Fritz affect Jonas's point of view of the community? "Fritz was a very awkward child who had been summoned for chastisement again and again. His transgressions were small ones, always: shoes on the wrong feet, schoolwork misplaced, failure to study adequately for a quiz. But each such error reflected negatively on his parents’ guidance and infringed on the community’s sense of order and success.” (58)

• It helps Jonas see Fritz’s potential.

• It causes Jonas to look at Fritz and his parents as disappointments.

• It makes Jonas feel like he should befriend Fritz to help him improve.

• It forces Jonas to acknowledge the things Fritz does well instead of his mistakes.

Which quote supports this question: How does grouping people by their age affect the way the citizens view themselves?

• “Those who were released--even as newchildren--were sent Elsewhere and never returned to the community.” (54)

• “The little girl nodded and looked down at herself, at the jacket with its row of large buttons that designated her as a Seven. The front-buttoned jacket was the first sign of independence, the first very visible symbol of growing up. The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful emblem of moving gradually out into the community, away from the protective family unit.” (52)

• “Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.” (61)

• “He was certain that his Assignment, whatever it was to be, and Asher’s too, would be the right one for them.” (62)

Which piece of evidence goes with this question: Why don't newchildren recieve their names until the Ceremony of Ones?

• “Normally such a newchild would be labeled Inadequate and released from the community.” (54)

• “Even Jonas …  was glad that Gabe had not been released.” (55)

• “This new Caleb was a replacement child.” (56)

How does Jonas feel about Gabriel?

• He shows favoritism towards Gabriel.

• He is indifferent towards Gabriel.

• He doesn't care for Gabriel.

Which piece of evidence helps answer the question of how does Jonas feel about Gabriel?

• “Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made.” (61)

• “Those who were released--even as newchildren--were sent Elsewhere and never returned to the community.” (54)

• “Fiona’s new brother had been named Bruno. It wasn’t a great name, Jonas thought, like — well, like Gabriel, for example. But it was okay.” (56)