| Fours, fives, and sixes had to wear jackets that were buttoned down their backs. What was that to teach them? | interdependence |
| Sevens wore a jacket that was buttoned down the front. What did that represent? | the first sign of independence |
| Nines got their first bicycle. What did that represent? | moving gradually out to the community, away from the protective family unit |
| Why was a replacement child given for the four year old Caleb? | He had fallen in a river and died. |
| Lily went through the Eights ceremony. What did the pockets on her jacket represent? | that she was old enough to keep track of her own things |
| Lily went through the Eights ceremony. What did the pockets on her jacket represent? | that she was old enough to keep track of her own things |
| 6. What was special about turning 10? | children got their hair cut |
| If you wanted to leave the community, where would you go? | to Elsewhere, to be released |
| 8. How did people get a spouse? | Spouses were matched after being carefully monitored by the Committee of Elders. |
| What was Jonas’s number? | technically 11-19 |
| At what age would your age no longer matter? | 12 |
| Why did Asher get smacked a lot when he was a three? | He kept saying “smack” instead of “snack.” |
| Why did Jonas get so upset during the Ceremony of 12? | His turn was skipped over when giving assignments. |
| What was Asher’s assignment? | Caretaker in House of the Old |
| What reason did Jonas think was why he was skipped? | He must have done something wrong. |
| What was Jonas’s reaction? | tried to make himself smaller in his seat |
| Jonas had not actually been assigned, but he was ______________. | selected |
| What was Jonas to be selected for? | (Receiver of Memory |
| Who will train Jonas? | the current Receiver of Memory |
| The characteristics for a Receiver of Memory are intelligence, integrity, and ________________. | courage, wisdom, or the capacity to see beyond |
| How did Jonas respond? | unsure, confused at first, but agreed that he had these qualities |
| When he looked out at the audience, what happened? | something changed |
| How did the audience respond to Jonas left standing on the stage | They chanted his name. |
| Why was he filled with fear? | He did not know what this new role would bring or what it meant. |
| Why did things seem so tense for Jonas after the ceremony? | People seem to be treating him differently. |
| What kind of job did Jonas get? | Receiver of Memory, the most important job of the community |
| What happened to the girl that was supposed to have been trained for the Receiver of Memory job? | She failed – they don’t know what happened to her – she disappeared. |
| What was in Jonas’s instruction folder? | One sheet – 8 instructions |
| What was the final rule on his sheet of instructions? | You may lie. |
| How much recreation time was he allowed? | none |
| What was the final rule on his sheet of instructions? | You may lie. |
| Was he allowed medication? | Only if it was not related to his training. |
| What realization struck him? | Everyone might be lying. |
| Why did things seem so tense for Jonas after the ceremony? | People seem to be treating him differently. |
| What kind of job did Jonas get? (Receiver of Memory, the most important job of the community) | What kind of job did Jonas get? (Receiver of Memory, the most important job of the community) |
| What happened to the girl that was supposed to have been trained for the Receiver of Memory job? | She failed – they don’t know what happened to her – she disappeared. |
| What was in Jonas’s instruction folder? | One sheet – 8 instructions |
| How much recreation time was he allowed? | none |
| What was the final rule on his sheet of instructions? | You may lie. |
| Was he allowed medication? | Only if it was not related to his training. |
| What realization struck him? | Everyone might be lying. |
| What was different about the bikes after the Twelves Ceremony? | the name plate was changed to citizen-in-training |
| Why was the Receiver of Memory’s doors locked? | He didn’t want to be disturbed by foolish things, he needed to concentrate. |
| How was the furniture different in the office? | It wasn’t standardized like the community’s furniture. |
| Why was Jonas so surprised to see all the books in the office? | He’d never seen a book, except for a dictionary, community map, and Rules book. |
| 7. What did Jonas have to do to get his first memory? | take his tunic off, lay face down on the couch |
| What memories did the Receiver want Jonas to have? | memories of the whole world |
| 6. What analogy did the Receiver compare his life to? | going down a hill on a sled in deep snow |
| 8. What memory did the Receiver give to Jonas? | snow |
“The Giver” Chapters 6-10 Questions
April 12, 2020