The Giver - Chapters 13 & 14

Answer these questions

Chapter 13

1.  What did Jonas see in daily life now?

2.  What would Jonas like to do when he wakes up in the morning?

3.  What does Jonas decide might be unsafe?

4.  Why was Jonas sometimes angry?

5.  What terrible memory did Jonas receive?

6.  Where is The Giver's former spouse?

7.  What does The Giver say his life is?

8.  Ten years ago, how did the community learn they needed a Receiver to contain the pain?

9.  What does The Giver say about Jonas's science teacher?

10.  How does Jonas think The Giver might suffer less?

Chapter 14

1. At the start of the memory, what did Jonas notice?

2.  What painful memory was given to Jonas?

3.  What did Jonas beg for?

4.  Why did Jonas feel lonely?

5.  Why did The Giver end each session with a colorful memory?

6.  Why does The Giver say they must hold painful memories, such as the hunger memory?

7.  Why did The Giver say that the community should not increase their numbers?

8.  Why did The Giver tell them not to shoot the plane down?

9.  What is the real reason for a Receiver?

10.  What is the problem with Gabriel?

11.  What does Father hope they won't have to do with Gabriel?

12.  Why does Father say they are preparing for a release?

13.  What does Jonas wonder about Larissa and the twin?

14.  What idea, concerning Gabriel, does Jonas have?

15.  What happened to the sailboat memory?

The Giver - Chapters 11 & 12

Answer these questions

Chapter 11

1.  How did Jonas understand the sledding experience and the new words?

2.  Where was Jonas when he finally opened his eyes?
3.  Why does the old man feel lighter?
4.  What does Jonas wish he would have done on the sled?
5.  Why is there no longer snow?
6.  Rather than power, what does the Receiver have?
7.  What word did Jonas learn without being told?
8.  What caused Jonas some pain in the third memory?
9.  How did Jonas feel about the pain?
10.  What will Jonas call the old man?

Chapter 12

1.  Who did not sleep well during the night?

2.  What feelings did Jonas have after his dream?
3.  Why couldn't Jonas talk about his experiences in training?
4.  Similar to young children, what is used on the Old?
5.  What did Fiona seem to expect from Jonas?
6.  What strange thing happened as Jonas watched Fiona walk up the steps?
7.  When Jonas talks to The Giver about "seeing" what does The Giver ask Jonas about?
8.  What does The Giver say Jonas is beginning to see?
9.  How would you feel if our world went to Sameness? Explain your answer.
10.  What memory does The Giver want to give that will help Jonas with the concept of color?

The Giver - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

1.  What was done to the bikes during the night?
2.  What did the Attendant do that surprised Jonas?
3.  Why were the doors locked?
4.  What difference about books did Jonas notice in the Receiver's dwelling?
5.  What is the job of the current Receiver?
6.  What did the Receiver do to the speaker?
7.  What will be the first memory given to Jonas?
8. If you could transfer a good memory to someone, what memory would it be?

The Giver - Chapters 8 & 9

Chapter 8

1.  What feelings did Jonas have?
2.  What has Jonas been selected for?
3.  Why will Jonas need courage?
4.  How will Jonas get wisdom?
5.  What Capacity does Jonas have?
6.  When the audience clapped, how did Jonas feel?

Chapter 9

1.  Why did Jonas feel apart?

2.  What was in the folders?
3.  Why is Lily anxious for the next day?
4.  What did Jonas learn about the last person selected to be Receiver?
5.  What rule changes did Jonas now have?
6.  What did Jonas wonder about other people?

The Giver - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

1.  What number was Jonas? Why was he given the number?

2.  What joke was made about Asher with the chief Elder?
3.  Why did Asher stop talking when he was three?
4.  What Assignment did Asher receive?
5.  Why was Pierre being called to the stage a surprise?
6.  Why did Jonas not look at his parents?
7.  What did Jonas search his mind for?
8.  In this community, what do you think it would mean to not get an assignment?

The Giver - Chapters 5 & 6

Chapter 5

1.  What was the morning ritual?

2.  What did Jonas tell about that morning?
3.  What feeling did Jonas have?
4.  What announcement does Jonas remember hearing about "stirrings"?
5.  What was the treatment?
6.  What were Jonas's differing feelings after taking the pill?
7.  Soon, what happened to Jonas's Stirrings?

Chapter 6

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1.  Why did the young children have jackets that buttoned down the back?

2.  What job does Jonas say he would not want?

3.  Why didn't Father sit with Mother at the Ceremony?

4.  What process was Gabe going through? Why was Gabe's situation so unusual?

5.  What name had Fiona's little brother been given? How did Fiona feel about it?

6.  What was special about Caleb?

7.  What was special about turning Eight?

8.  Why were Jonas and his family not looking forward to Fritz getting a bike?

9.  What event happened at the Ceremony of Ten?

10.  What story does Asher tell?

11.  Why was Jonas so certain the Assignments would be correct?

12.  What Assignment would you choose for yourself? Why?

The Giver - Chapter 4

1.  When Lily becomes an Eight, what freedom will she gain?

2.  What Assignment would Benjamin probably be given? Why?

3.  Why did Jonas not talk with Benjamin about his success?
4.  How and where did Jonas find Asher's bike?
5.  How did Jonas fill the tub?
6.  What rule did not apply to the Old and to Newchildren?
7.  Why does Larissa think Edna's lifestory was not that interesting?
8.  Where did Roberto go when he was released?
9.  What makes Larissa laugh?
10.  What do you think happens to a person when he or she is released? Why do you think so?

The Giver - Chapters 2 & 3

Answer these questions and get ready to discuss them in class:


Chapter 2
1.  What rule did Father break? Why?
2.  What rule was allowed to be broken?
3.  Who was the most important elder?
4.  For Jonas's Father, why was the Ceremony of Twelve not really a surprise?
5.  After the Ceremony of Twelve, what becomes important?
6.  What is Lily's comfort object? When must she not have it?
7.  How did Jonas feel as he did his homework?

Chapter 3
1.  What did Lily notice that Jonas had in common with the newchild?
2.  What look does Jonas wonder if he also has?
3.  Why does Mother think the Assignment of Birthmother would not be good?
4.  Why did Jonas take the apple home?
5.  What were evenings usually for?

The Giver - Chapter 1

Answer these questions and get ready to discuss them in class:

1. How old is Jonas? Why is his age important?

2. What do you think being "released" means?
3. What event did Lily tell about? How did Lily feel?
4. What is Father's job? Why is it important?
5. When was Jonas frightened?
6. When Jonas' friend Asher is late for school, what had to happen?
7. How does Jonas say he feels? Why?
8. How many children may a family have?
9. How does the family help Mother after Mother shares her feelings?
10. Describe the community that Jonas lives in? Would you like to live there? Explain your answer.

Complete these categories with information taken from this chapter and the following ones:

Rules: Rituals: Jobs: Jargon (special vocabulary of Jonas’ society):

The Giver, by Lois Lowry - Introduction

The reader for this part of the year is The Giver, written by the American writer Lois Lowry. 

Watch this presentation about the author, the book and the main topics of the story and answer the questions that follow.

Lois Lowry speaking about the book (You Tube video):

1. Did Lois Lowry conceive the book as a science fiction novel? Explain.
2. In which sense is the way of life described in the book different from ours nowadays?
3. What does she say about the first third part of the book? Why?
4. What does she say about the readers' reactions as they advance with their reading after the first third part of the book?
5. She mentions that the boy, main character, has set out to try to do something with the world he lives in. What is it?
6. People reacted in two very different ways towards the book. Can you explain that?

Following screens:

1. In 1993 the book entered the American Library Association's list of "most challenged books for the period 1990-1999. Do you know what this means? Here is a link to help you.
2. Explain the difference between a utopia and a dystopia. Have you ever read a book or seen a film with any of these features you mention?
3. By the end of the presentation there is a song that belongs to the sountrack of the film. Can you identify it?

The Giver - Chapters 22 and 23 - The End

Chapter 22

1.  How did the landscape change?

2.  How did Jonas hurt his knee?
3.  What wildlife did Jonas and Gabriel see?
4.  What things made Jonas happy?
5.  What food did Jonas and Gabriel eat?
6.  What wrong choice does Jonas think he may have made? Why?
7.  Why had there not really been a choice about leaving for Jonas?
8.  What reason did Jonas have to cry?

Chapter 23

1.  What did Jonas feel was not far away?

2.  How did Jonas try to keep Gabriel warm?
3.  What did Jonas remember and tell Gabriel about?
4.  What good memory did Jonas share with Gabriel?
5.  As Jonas reached the hilltop, what did he remember?
6.  What does Jonas find waiting at the top of the hill?
7.  What did Jonas see as he was going down?
8.  What did Jonas hear?
9.  What place did Jonas think he also heard the sound from?
10.  Where do you think Jonas went?

The Giver - Chapters 19 to 21

Chapter 19

1.  Why did Jonas look at the clock?

2.  What is recorded in the Hall of Records?
3.  How was Jonas able to see the release?
4.  What does Jonas realize a release is?
5.  What does Jonas learn about the release of Rosemary?
6.  What does Jonas feel coming on after he learns the news?

Chapter 20

1.  What must no one hear Jonas do?

2.  Where will Jonas stay the night?
3.  Why does father lie to Jonas?
4.  What is Fiona already in training to do?
5.  What is the worst part of the memories?
6.  What does The Giver say they will do after they eat?
7.  What would happen if the plan failed?
8.  Why will the community be forced to take the memories?
9.  What does The Giver no longer have?
10.  What does Jonas insist that The Giver keep?
11.  What kind of memories would The Giver transfer? Why?
12.  Describe some details of the plan.
13.  Who is The Giver's daughter?

Chapter 21

1.  What did Father vote for? Why?

2.  Name at least three rules that Jonas broke.
3.  How did Jonas get Gabriel to sleep that night?
4.  Why did Jonas make Gabriel sleep in the morning?
5.  Describe the daily routine of Jonas and Gabriel.
6.  What kind of planes did Jonas see?
7.  How did Jonas keep from being caught by the searchers?

The Giver - Chapters 15 to 18

Answer these questions

Chapter 15

1.  Why did Jonas ask The Giver if he could help?

2.  What memory did Jonas receive?

3.  What did the boy near Jonas request?

4.  After giving the memory, what did The Giver say to Jonas?

5.  What other bad memories do you think The Giver has in his mind?

Chapter 16

1.  What did Jonas want back?

2.  What favourite memory did The Giver pass to Jonas?

3.  What feeling do you think Jonas cannot find the word for about the memory?

4.  What do Jonas's parents say about the word "love"?

5.  What does Jonas decide to stop doing?

Chapter 17

1.  What special announcement did the family hear?

2.  How did Jonas feel?

3.  Why did the game upset Jonas?

4.  Why is tomorrow a big day for Father?

5.  Why does Father tell Lily it is bedtime?

Chapter 18

1.  What question does Jonas have for The Giver?

2.  What was the name of the Receiver that did not make it ten years ago?

3.  How does The Giver feel about Jonas and the other Receiver?

4.  What happened to the other Receiver?

5.  What would happen if Jonas died?

6.  What does The Giver say they will talk about again sometime?