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8th Grade Reading
The Giver Comprehension Chapters 5-6
Question | Answer |
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What is the morning ritual for the family unit? | The family members tell about their dreams. Then they respond "Thank you for your dream." |
What did Lily dream about? | getting caught riding her mother's bike |
What did Mother dream about? | being chastised for a rule infraction that she didn't understand |
What did Father dream about? | I didn't have a dream |
What did Jonas dream about? | He was in a bath house trying to get Fiona into a tub to bathe her but she wouldn't do it. |
At what age did the telling ritual begin? | with the Threes |
What was Jonas feeling about his dream? | The wanting - he knew she wouldn't and that she shouldn't but he could feel the wanting all through him |
What does Mother describe Jonas's wanting as? | "A Stirring" |
What is the rule about Stirrings? | "Stirrings must be reported in order for treatment to take place" |
What is the "treatment" for a Stirring? | Taking a pill |
How long does the treatment for the Stirrings last? | all of the adult life |
What did Lily get when she became a Seven? What does it symbolize? | a front-button jacket. It symbolized independence-the first visible symbol of growing up |
What will Lily start as an Eight? | her volunteer hours |
What will Lily get as a Nine and what will stop? | her bicycle and no more hair ribbons |
What is the bicycle a symbol/emblem of? | moving gradually out into the community and away from the protective family unit |
Who attends the December Ceremony? | Everyone in the community |
Where is the Ceremony held? | Auditorium |
What did the Ceremony mean for the parents? | two days holiday from work |
How were the children seated in the auditorium? | they sat with their age groups until they went one-by-one to the stage, then they sat with their family unity. |