| How was the second snow/sled experience different from the first? | Colder; steeper; not falling as thickly; hard, bluish ice; runners wouldn’t slide; terrified;felt pain from a broken leg; face scraped along jagged edges of ice. |
| Was Jonas given any medications for the pain (explain)? | No; it was against Jonas’ rules to take medication from anything related to training. |
| Every day, Jonas was given a memory of pain, but ended with what? | A color-filled memory of pleasure. |
| Why does the Giver have to hold all the painful, terrible memories? | To protect the Community and to gain wisdom. |
| Why didn’t the elders decide to allow birthmothers have four babies instead of three? | Because of the memory of hunger; population control was introduced. |
| What was Gabriel’s main problem? | He was fretful at night. |
| What did the Community do when a birthmother had twins? | The smaller one was released. |
| How did Jonas calm down Gabriel? | Jonas gave Gabe a memory of sailing. |
The Giver Chapter 14 Questions
April 16, 2020