The Giver

Chapter 1

• What do you imagine it means when someone is “released”?

- They are sent off into the wilderness to die and never return to the community

• What are some clues that Jonas’s community is different from

the one in which you live?

-We don’t have to apologize in front of a classroom and make it seem like a speech. We have animals and the book doesn't

Chapter 2

• How would you feel not to have your own individual birthday?

-I wouldn't like it, because I want my own day instead of having to share with everyone.

• If you were attending the Ceremony of Twelve with Jonas, what Assignment do you think the Elders would select for you?

bike-smith because I like working with cars and there’s no cars in this world so bikes are the next best thing.

-Pilot in training, because I love airplanes and want to be a pilot.

Chapter 3

*What did Jonas notice about the eyes of Gabriel?  What significance could this mean for Jonas?

-He noticed that his eyes were pale, and since he was a different baby, and Jonas’s sister said that it’s eyes were just like his, so maybe he was different as a baby too.  He also mentioned that all of the other people in the community had dark eyes.

• How would you feel to be watched all the time, the way Jonas is?

-I would be creeped out, and I wouldn’t want to be in the community if they were watching me all of the time.

• Do you think it says something about Jonas that he sees the

apple change?  Explain.

Yes because he talks about with Asher and Asher notices the same thing about the apple.

Chapter 4

• Jonas’s community has a lot of rules.  Explain some of the rules and what you think the purpose for them are.

Your not allowed to have a bike under the age of 8

You have to change who you are at certain ages and wear different outfits at certain ages

-You are not allowed to brag because people who brag may think of themselves as better that all of the other, and could be seen as a threat.

Do you think the rules are a good thing or a bad thing? Why?

-I think that the rules are a bad thing because people can’t be themselves.

What do you think these rules with have to do with the rest of the book?

-I think that Jonas will start to break more and more rules, and eventually he will be released from the community.

Chapter 5

• Why was Jonas embarrassed about telling his dream?

Because he had stirring dreams that showed that he had a crush on Fiona

18• How important is sameness in Jonas’s community? How

important is it in your community?

It doesn't really matter in our community because people are different in many ways and it would be hard to get them to become similar to everyone

In Jonas’s community it starts out the same for every child they have numbers and the numbers give you names and the rules determine who you are and if your misbehaving you are released into the wild.

Chapter 6

What do you think of how families in Jonas’s community are

formed?

I think that the families should be able to have their own children and as many as they want.

Chapter 7

How would you feel if you were in Jonas’s shoes and the Chief Elder skipped right over you when she was making Assignments?

I would be offended and I would probably feel left out.