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The Giver Ch 1-12
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Palpable | Noticeable,obvious |
| Obsolete | No longer in use or current |
| Prestige | Respect and admiration: importance to others |
| Conveyance | Transportation, typically of goods or passengers |
| Requisitioned | Required or demanded |
| Meticulously | With great care and attention to detail |
| Chastise | To find fault with harshness |
| Tentatively | With uncertainty or hesitation |
| Nuisance | An annoying both or trouble |
| Adherence | Attachment to a person, cause or belief |
| In chapter 1 why is Jonas worried about the upcoming ceremony? | He is afraid that will "change his life" and no longer have fun |
| What does it mean to be "released" | To be forced to leave the community |
| which ritual takes place after dinner? | The telling of feelings |
| Which law is a common one to break in the community? | Order siblings teaching younger siblings how to ride a bike |
| What is the primary purpose of ceremony 12? | For all twelve year old's to get their job assignments. |
| What trait do Gabriel a d Jonas have in common? | They both have pale eyes. |
| "The freedom to choose where to spend those hours had always seemed a wonderful luxury" Which type of figurative language device is being used here? | Metaphor |
| what do families in the community share at breakfast? | Their dreams |
| Why are 8's given new jackets with pockets? | to show they are responsible with their belongings |
| Jonas full number is eleven-nineteen. What does it stand for? | Eleven is for his age, and he was the nineteenth child born his year |
| why does Jonas family feel disgraced and embarrassed? | Jonas number was never called |
| What does the assignment of the Receiver of Memory involve? | Talking on the memory burdens of the community |
| what does the assignments of the Receiver of Memory involve? | Talking on the memory burdens of the community |
| what did we learn in these chapters about the "capacity to see beyond"? | When Jonas looks at certain objects they appear to change |
| Jonas received a list of instructions of the Receiver. Which is the last instructions? | You may lie. |
| What worries Jonas the most about his new Receiver? | She never returned her comfort objects |
| How does "the giver" feel about transmitting the memories to Jonas? | He is tired of having to carry the memories and is anxious to get started. |
| The giver said that there is honor in his title but little power. what didi he mean by these words? | people respect him, but he cant really make a big changes in the community |
| what does the Giver believe led to the downfall of the previous Reciver | She was given too many painful memories |
| in chapter 12 why was Jonas uneasy at breakfast? | He was afraid his parents would ask him to share his dreams |