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The Giver ch. 13-17
The Giver Test on
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Jonas decide that it was safer that people were unable to have choices | He feels that if people were allowed to make choices, they might choose wrong and it would not be safe |
| why will it be difficult for Jonas to have a spouse and a family unit one day | He would never be able to talk to his spouse about his job or share the books |
| what did Jonas wonder when he walked by the river and the bridge | He wonders what lies beyond (like sunshine or hills) |
| According to the Giver, why does the receiver have to hold the memories | holding the memories gives them wisdom and the ability to advise the Elders |
| why do you think medicine is not allowed for Jonas to take while he is training | Jonas needs to be able to fully feel and endure the burden and pain of the memories |
| Why did the Giver advise the Committee of Elders against allowing an additional child | Because he has the memories of hunger and he is afraid of it happening in that community |
| what did Jonas do that he decided not to tell the Giver | he gave Gabriel a memory |
| vibrance(n.) | being full of life and energy |
| vast (adj.) | large in area or size |
| Sparse(adj.) | scattered, spread out |
| immense (adj.) | very big, huge |
| sinuous (adj.) | having many curves or turns |
| Meticulous (adj.) | with attention to detail |
| Chaos (n.) | Complete confusion |
| expanse (n.) | An area with a large, extended surface |
| assuage (n.) | To relieve, to soothe |
| ominous (adj.) | threatening, unpleasant |
| carnage (n.) | slaughter, massacre |
| stench (n.) | a strong, unpleasant smell |
| Anguish (n.) | pain and suffering |
| ecstatic (adj.) | overjoyed |
| optimistic (adj.) | Hopeful |
| permeated (v.) | spread through |
| realm (n) | Kingdom, domain |
| ambush (v.) | A surprise attack |
| wearily (adv.) | With extreme tiredness |
| glum (adj.) | gloomy |
| Describe the memory that was giving the Giver so much pain when Jonas entered the Annex room | The memory of war |
| Why do you think it’s important to pass along painful memories like war | Because we learned from history and we need to know what happened so we don’t make the same mistakes |
| What happened when Jonas asked his father if he loved him | Jonas’s parents told him that the word was meaningless and almost obsolete. Also that precise language was important. |
| What was the giver’s favorite memory? | A memory of Christmas, where there were grandparents family and love |
| What was Jonas’s first lie to his parents? | That he understood why it was inappropriate to use the word love |
| Why did Jonas know that Lily had not actually experience anger when someone broke a playground rule | Because he actually knows what anger is from the memories and he knows that what Lily felt was not anger |
| Why did Jonas not want Fiona and Asher to play the game they were playing | They don’t understand what true war is, but Jonas does because of the memories. He feels that it is a cruel game |
| Why does Jonas’s mother think that Lily would make a good storyteller? | Lily is always telling stories and she likes to talk a lot |
| Why is Jonas’s dad going to have a busy day at work tomorrow? | There is a set of identical twins being born tomorrow, and Jonas‘s dad has to choose who to keep and who to release |
Created by:
Emmalyn Cruse
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