The Giver Flashcards
At the beginning of the story what frightening memory does Jonas recall?
The airplane flying over head
What does the release of a contributing citizen represent?
They die because they are kicked out of the community
What is making Jonas feel apprehensive?
He is worried about his assignment
What ritual does Jonas’s family do every night?
They share their feelings
What makes Lilly angry about the visiting group of children?
The other kid didn’t follow the rules
Describe Jonas’s fathers profession
A nurturer
what does Jonas’s mother do?
A lawyer
How do new children get their names, and when do they receive them?
Elders pick them, at the naming ceremony
Which rule is almost always broken?
The brothers teach their sisters how to dies a bike
Who is the most important elder?
- The giver 2. chief elder
How do elders make assignments?
They observe the kids over the years
At what age are children’s “comfort objects” taken away?
8 years old
What assignment does Jonas’s mother claim holds very little honor?
Being a birth mother
Why was a public reprimand about snacks recently directed at Jonas?
Because he took an apple from school home
Why is Jonas impressed by Benjamin one of his groupmates?
He is doing well at his volunteer work and he knows where he belongs
What can cause a Twelve to receive a delay Assignment?
Not doing enough hours
Where does Jonas see Ashers bike? Why doesn’t he usually volunteer with him?
The house of old. He doesn’t think he takes anything seriously.
Whose release ceremony did Larissa find boring?
Edna
Where do the people go after they are released?
No one knows
About whom did Jonas dream about?
Fiona
What did Jonas’s mother call the feelings that Jonas described from his dream?
Stirrings
What does Jonas’s mother give him to prevent his odd feelings from returning?
A pill
What will happen when Lilly becomes nine?
A bike
Why must Jonas’s father sit apart from the family in the beginning of the ceremony?
Takes care of the little babies before they are given away
Who is the replacement child? What happened to the first child?
Caleb. The first one drowned
What happens during the tens ceremony?
They cut their hair
For how long are matches monitored before a couple can apply for a child?
3 years
For how long does an elected Chief Elder hole his or her position?
10 years
Why is Asher not assigned to be an Instructor Of The Threes?
Because of his language and he likes to fool around
What assignment does Fiona get?
Caretaker of the Old
Why does Jonas think The Chief skipped him?
He thought he did something wrong
For what does the chief apologize?
For skipping Jonas
What assignment does Jonas get?
The reciever
What qualities does Jonas posses that qualify him for his new position?
He has Intelligence, integrity, courage, and wisdom
