12 Questions
What were two instances in which someone could be released from the community without it being a punishment?
An Elder or a newborn
What is the potential advantage of talking about your feelings every day?
It's a way to help people who need someone to talk to
What is the definition of 'committee'?
A group of people who make decisions on an issue or matter
What is the meaning of 'sufficient'?
Having enough to fulfill a need
What does 'jeering' mean?
Making fun of someone or something
What is the definition of 'nondescript'?
Not easily explained
Why did Jonas not express his admiration for Benjamin's work?
He didn't want to break the rule about bragging.
What happened to the apple when Jonas threw it to Asher?
The red color started to change.
What would happen to an Eleven if they didn't complete their required volunteer hours?
They would be given a one-month extension to finish their hours.
What is the purpose of the Ceremony of Twelve?
To assign jobs to community members.
What happens to the Olds when they are released?
They are killed with a lethal injection.
Why was there no honor in being a birthmother?
Because after 3 years, they are made to do hard labor.
Study Notes
The Giver Study Notes
Community Rules
- Two instances in which someone could be released from the community without it being a punishment: release of an Elder or a newborn.
Daily Talks
- Talking about feelings every day could be helpful for some people who need someone to talk to, but it could also be boring and awkward.
Vocabulary
- Jeering: making fun of something or someone
- Distraught: having disturbing feelings about something
- Apprehensive: being afraid of something that may happen
- Committee: a group of people who make decisions on an issue or matter
- Nondescript: not easily explained
- Sufficient: having enough to fulfill a need
- Awkward: causing embarrassment
- Enhance: to increase in value
- Aptitude: the ability to learn
- Appeal: a request for something you want or need badly
- Hoard: to store up supplies
- Regulated: brought under the control of authority
- Observation: watching something closely
- Chastise: to punish harshly
- Insensitive: showing no affection
- Affectionate: showing that you like someone or something very much
- Nuisance: someone or something that is irritating or annoying
The Giver Chapters 1-4
Jonas' World
- Jonas doesn't tell Benjamin how much he admired his work because he doesn't want to accidentally break the rule about bragging.
- The pilot was released because they crashed the plane.
- When Jonas threw the apple to Asher, the red color starts to change, and the apple changes.
- Jonas says he doesn't know his emotions after the evening meal, feeling apprehensive.
Community Life
- If an Eleven doesn't complete their required volunteer hours, they are given a one-month extension to finish their hours.
- Many people in the community forget how old they are because they have no memory, and their whole lives are planned for them.
- There is no honor in being a birthmother; after 3 years, they are made to do hard work.
- Jonas' and the new child's eyes are different from others; they are not dark.
Community Structure
- The Olds are killed with a lethal injection when they are released.
- The job of the Elders is to oversee the community.
- An 'Assignment' is a person's job in the community.
- There are rarely disappointments when receiving an Assignment because the Elders are in charge of where people spend their hours.
- The purpose of the Ceremony of Twelve is for people to receive their jobs.
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