| What was Jonas’s Assignment? Why was it important and unusual? | The New Receiver of Memory because the Receiver is the keeper of memories and it’s unusually because they never expected Jonas to be it |
| What were the four qualities the Chief Elder said the Receiver of Memory must have? | Intelligence,, Courage, wisdom & the capacity to see beyond |
| What happened when Jonas was looking out at the crowd? | he saw an elder separated from the other elders & he saw that he had a beard, was wrinkled, and was wearing the same sort of clothes the other elder-states were wearing, he also saw that the audience changed just like the apple |
| Did Jonas agree or disagree with the committee’s choice of him as the new Receiver? | he disagreed at first, but he ended up like that he was selected |
| What happened the last time a new Receiver had been chosen? | he failed to be the new Receiver of Memory… |
| From what rules was Jonas exempted? | Go immediately at the end of school hours each day to the Annex entrance behind the House of Old and present yourself to the attendant; go immediately to your dwelling at the conclusion of Training Hours each day; from this moment you are exempted from rules governing rudeness. You may ask any questions of any citizen and you will receive answers; do not discuss your training with any other member of the community, including parents and Elders; from this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling; except for illness or injury unrelated to your training, do not apply for any medication; you are not permitted to apply for release; you may lie… |
| What was Jonas prohibited from doing? | dream-telling… |
| What was he allowed to do that the had not been allowed to do before? | lie… |
| What was the biggest difference in the Receiver of Memory’s dwelling? | the furniture, bed, table, and desk were different/fabric on the furniture, the table legs were curved instead of straight, the bed was draped splendid cloth embroidered on its entire surface… |
| What memories did the Receiver of Memory say he had to transmit to Jonas? | snow, sled, downhill & runners… |
| What was the first memory the Receiver said he would give to Jonas? | snow |
| Describe Jonas’s consciousness while he received the memory. | he felt the coldness of the air and he was siting on the sled, and he was filled with energy |
| What words or concepts did Jonas experience? | snow, sled, downhill, runners, sunshine & sunburn |
| What happened to the old man’s memory of the ride on the sled after he transmitted it to Jonas? | he no longer had it; it was Jonas’s now |
| What kind of questions did Jonas ask about snow, sleds, and hills? What was the old man’s answer? What was Jonas’s response? | “Why don’t we have snow and sleds, and hills?”; “climate control”; they went to Sameness; he wishes that they still had those |
| Jonas thought the Receiver of Memory had power. What did the old man tell him? | that he had great honor not power |
| What did the old man tell Jonas to call him? why? | the Giver; he gives the memories and Jonas receives them |
| Describe Jonas’s experiences of “seeing beyond.” | when this “seeing beyond” occurs he sees the color red, but he doesn’t know that there are colors |
| What was happening when Jonas “saw beyond?” Why was it important? | he saw the color red; because no one in the community, except the Giver, can see the color red |
| Could the other people in the Community see colors? If not, why not? | no; they did have the capacity to see beyond |
| Summarize the conversation between Jonas and The Giver about choices. | Jonas said if everything was the same there are no choices, that he wants to decide things |
| The Giver explained why the people needed a Receiver Of Memory. What were the reasons? | because the Elderly need advice and the Giver could give them advice with is memories |
| Jonas asked what made The Giver suffer. What memory did The Giver Transmit to explain it? | When Jonas broke his leg going down the hill |
| What did Jonas realize about his family after his session with The Giver? | they have never known pain |
| Jonas asked why he and The Giver had to hold the memories. What was the Giver’s answer? What was his example? | the committee of Elders need his advice and he uses his memories to help them; he said the strongest memory that came was hunger and that the population got so big that hunger was everywhere. It was followed by warfare |
| What did Jonas want to do about the memories and the traditional way of doing things? | he wanted everyone to have the memories; he wanted to change that they people want to lift a burden from themselves |
| How did Jonas help Gabriel get to sleep? | he gave a memory to him |
| What pain did The Giver ask Jonas to take in Chapter 15? | the pain of warfare |
| How did Jonas feel about being the Receiver at the beginning of Ch 16? | he didn’t want the memories, honor, wisdom, & pain |
| Describe The Giver’s favorite memory that he gave to Jonas. How did Jonas feel about it? | it was the memory of a family sitting and opening presents and the feeling of love, happiness, and warmth |
| What question did Jonas ask his parents after his session with The Giver? What was their answer? What was his reactions? | he asked his parents if they loved him; they responded with a bunch of different questions he could asked; he lied to his parents by telling them he understood why it was inappropriate to say the word love |
| Jonas did something different the next morning. What was it? | he threw his pills away |
| Describe Jonas’s new level of feelings and what caused them. | he stopped taking his medication and was getting all the memories |
| What was Father’s responsibility when twins were born? | he had to pick which twin to release |
| How did Jonas feel about becoming the new Receiver? | he was not looking forward to it |
| What was the name of the Receiver-to-be who was selected before Jonas? | Rosemary |
| What happened to the Receiver-to-be who was selected before Jonas? | she asked to be released |
| What happened to the Community after the incident with the Receiver-to-be? | memories were released and caused chaos |
| Jonas and The Giver discussed the effects to the Community if Jonas would be lost. What did they think would happen? | released memories and the community would be able to get through them with the Givers help |
| Describe the release of the newchild. | Jonas’ father injected the baby with a solution and put it in a chute |
| What did Jonas realize as he watched the tape of the release? | his father killed children and showed no emotion |
| How did Jonas react after he watched the release? | he cried |
| What did The Giver tell Jonas he had realized about the memories? | they need to be shared with everyone. |
| Describe The Giver’s ideas on changing things. | If Jonas escapes to elsewhere the memories would be shared with the community and the Giver would help the community |
| The Giver offered a very special memory to Jonas. What was it, and what was Jonas’s response to the offer? | music; Jonas said the Giver should keep at least one favorite memory |
| Jonas asked The Giver to escape with him. What was The Giver’s reply? | He had stay to help the people |
| What did Jonas do instead of the original escape plan, and why? | he left at midnight because he knew leftover collectors would be done |
| Describe the escape. | Jonas took his father’s bike, food, and Gabriel with him because he knew Gab was going to get released |
| Describe the changes in the landscape. | there were many trees, they were starting to see wildlife and the road got bumpy |
| What was the strongest fear that Jonas had during this past part of the journey? | they would starve |
| How did the story end? | Jonas and Gabriel get to elsewhere |
The Giver Study Guide
April 14, 2020