The Giver" Quiz

The Giver's Role

• The Receiver of Memory is needed to hold the community's collective memories to provide wisdom and guidance for the Committee of Elders.
• The Receiver also serves as a consultant to the Committee of Elders, providing insight and advice based on the community's past experiences.

The Giver's Marital Status

• The Giver's marital status is unique because he has a deep emotional connection with his spouse, which is rare in the community where relationships are shallow and lack emotional depth.
• The Giver's relationship with his spouse is much different from others because it is based on shared experiences, emotions, and memories.

Jonas's Experiences

• "Seeing beyond" refers to Jonas's ability to perceive colors and emotions, which are foreign to the community's numb and colorless existence.
• Jonas's experiences of "seeing beyond" are characterized by vivid colors, emotions, and sensations, which are a result of his training as the Receiver of Memory.

Jonas's Rules

• Rule 1: Jonas is not allowed to discuss his training with anyone, including his friends and family.
• Rule 2: Jonas is allowed to lie, which is a unique privilege in the community where honesty and transparency are paramount.

Conversation about Choices

• The Giver explains to Jonas that the community's lack of choices and freedom is a result of their desire for "utopia" and the absence of pain, hunger, and war.
• The Giver argues that the community's "utopia" is a result of the absence of individual freedom and choice, and that true happiness and fulfillment can only be achieved through the ability to make choices.
• Jonas struggles to understand the concept of choices and the trade-offs between freedom and security.

The Giver's Suffering

• The Giver suffers from the burden of holding the community's collective memories, which include painful and traumatic experiences.
• The Giver transmits the memory of a war to explain his suffering, which allows Jonas to understand the depth of his pain.

Holding Memories

• The Giver explains that he and Jonas have to hold the memories because they are the only ones who can understand and appreciate the true nature of the community's past experiences.
• The Giver uses the example of a rainbow to illustrate the importance of holding memories, arguing that the community's lack of colors and emotions is a result of their lack of memories.

Memories of the Sled Ride

• After transmitting the memory of the sled ride to Jonas, the old man's memory is lost, and he is left with a sense of emptiness and void.
• The transmission of the memory is a one-way process, and the old man is no longer able to recall the experience.

Previous Receiver

• The last time a new Receiver was chosen, the selection process was unsuccessful, and the child was unable to handle the burden of the memories.

Exemptions and Privileges

• Jonas is exempt from the rules of the community, including the rule of precision of language, which allows him to use lies and vague language.
• Jonas is prohibited from discussing his training with others, but he is allowed to ask questions and seek guidance from the Giver.
• Jonas is allowed to experience emotions and sensations, such as joy, love, and pain, which are foreign to the community's numb existence.