Study Guide

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Study Guide
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The Giver Chapters 1-2

• Directions While you are reading, take Cornell
  Notes on the following questions. Leave some
  spaces in between for class discussion notes.
• What word does Jonas decide use to describe his
  feelings? Why?
• Why is the speakers tone ironic? What does he
  say?
• What are Jonas parents jobs?
• What are children under eight years old and
  younger not allowed to have until they are nine?
• What does Jonas family do every evening?
• What is Precise language?
• How is the term animals used?
• What does usages mean?
• Who are newchildren?
• What is the December Ceremony?
• What is an assignment?
• What is the Hall of Open Records?
• What is a comfort object?
• What is the Book of Rules?
• What are some of the rules?
• What happens when one breaks a rule?
• What happens to birthdays after the age of 12?

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The Giver Chapters 3-5

• Who is Gabriel (Gabe)?
• What feature does Gabe and Jonas share? How is it
  described?
• Why is this feature uncommon? What may it
  suggest?
• What are Birthmothers and how are they viewed?
• How are people chastised or reprimanded?
• Why did Jonas take the apple?
• What is ironic about volunteer work?
• What is the purpose of volunteer work?
• What is the purpose of the House of Old?
• Why is meaningful lives ironic?
• What is the morning ritual and what is its
  purpose?
• What does Jonas dream about?
• What is the result of Jonas discussing his dream?

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The Giver Chapters 6-8

• What are the people preparing for?
• What type of rules does each peer group must
  follow?
• What are some of the gifts the children receive?
  What is significant about them?
• What label is Gabe given?
• What does Ashers family receive? What is unusual
  about it?
• Who was the original Caleb?
• How are names recycled?
• Who is number 19? Why?
• Who says, Here today, gone tomorrow? What is
  the significance?
• How is the Chief Elders speech ironic?
• Why does Jonas try to make himself smaller in his
  seat or want to disappear?
• Who is selected as the Receiver? Why is this an
  honored position?
• What qualities does the Giver must possess?
• What does Jonas see when he looks out into the
  audience?
• What does it mean to have the Capacity to See
  Beyond?
• At the end of the section, how does Jonas feel
  about being the new Receiver of Memory?

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The Giver Chapters 9-10

• How does Jonas immediately feel at the end of the
  ceremony?
• Who is Not-to-be-spoken? What does it mean to
  have that name?
• What is most shocking about the instructions
  Jonas receives? Examples?
• What does Jonas learn about lies?
• Who changes Jonas name plate on his bike?
• What can be done with the doors at the Annex?
• Why are books kept away from the citizens? What
  do they represent?
• What feature does Jonas share with the current
  Receiver of Memory?
• What is relief-of-pain medication?
• What is the future based on?
• What is blind obedience?

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The Giver Chapters 11-12

• Jonas first memory
• Climate Control and terrain
• Jonas first painful memory
• Seeing beyond
• Understanding pain
• Morning ritual
• Foreshadow Something laid beyond the place
  where the thickness of snow brought the sled to a
  stop
• Genetic Scientists
• Sameness and Choice leads to _______?
• Jonas anger

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The Giver Chapters 13-15

1. It isnt fair p.97
2. Sameness, Choices and Protection
3. Memories of excruciating pain
4. Death
5. Pain gt Freedom vs. Security
6. Jonas tries to transmit memories
7. This is my life, p.103
8. They know nothing, p.105
9. Relief-of-pain medicine
10. They have never known pain, p. 110
11. Memories and Wisdom
12. Twins
13. Jonas and Gabriel
14. Forgive me, p.120

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The Giver Chapters 16-19

• Tidbits of happiness
• The Givers favorite memory
• Parents parents can be found where
• Holiday celebration
• Family and the strongest feeling
• Do you love me? p. 127
• First lie
• The pill
• Good guys/bad guys
• Twins and their fate
• Rosemary
• Rosemarys release, memories, and the community
• Release