What are good questions for the giver?
What are good questions for the giver?
Discussion Questions
- What was the role of the “family unit” in Jonas’s community, and how is it different from the concept of family in our culture?
- What did you notice about the language used by the author in this book?
- Why do you think the Giver finally decided that “things must change”?
What does Jonas discover in Chapter 12 of the giver?
The Giver explains that Jonas has seen a memory of the color red, and that before there was Sameness, everyone saw in color. The discovery that everyone sees in black and white reveals just how limited and numb the community is.
What dream did Jonas continue having in Chapter 12?
The Giver – Chapter 12 | English Quiz – Quizizz. What dream did Jonas continue having? The dream of him seeing red apples.
What disturbing memory did the giver give Jonas?
elephant hunt
In Chapter 13, The Giver transmits a painful memory of an elephant hunt to Jonas, during which an elephant is shot and killed for its tusks.
What rule did Jonas break in the giver?
The first rule Jonas breaks is leaving his dwelling at night; the second rule he breaks is robbing the community of food; the third is when he steals his father’s bike. The “fourth” rule is this: “And he had taken Gabriel, too” (Lowry 207-208).
What happens in chapter 12 13 of the giver?
The Giver tells him that being the Receiver makes family life difficult—Jonas will not be able to share his memories or books with his spouse or children. The Giver decides to give Jonas a memory of strong pain so that he can bear some of the Giver’s pain for him.
What made Jonas uncomfortable when he arrived at the annex?
Jonas rides with Fiona to the House of the Old. She goes in the normal entrance for her training, and he heads to the Annex for his. He buzzes at the door and is allowed inside. The female attendant stands and greets him as “Receiver of Memory,” which makes him slightly uncomfortable.
What made Jonas uncomfortable?
Why did Jonas feel uncomfortable listening to all the twelves about their first day of training? Their stories were embarrassing. He did not like the other twelves. He was not allowed to discuss his training.
