Giver+Guided+Reading+Questions

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1. What do we know so far about the value of the community? Be specific and provide detail. 2. What freedoms or choices do we enjoy that the people in the community do not. Include as many freedoms as possible.

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1. Chapter Three: Do you think there was something different about the apple or something different about Jonas? Explain your answer in as much detail as possible. 2. Chapter Four: What can you tell so far about the social structure for women? Explain in detail. 3. Chapter Five: What do you think is the reasoning behing the pills to take away the stirrings? What does this say about the society? What are they trying to accomplish?

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1.Chapter Six: Parallel some of the rituals or ceremonies in this chapter with rituals and ceremonies in our society. What makes them similar? What makes them different? 2.Chapter Seven: Before you read on, can you predict what error Jonas has committed? Can you guess why he has been skipped?

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1. Chapter Eight: List the qualities that a Receiver must have have and explain how Jonas's has exhibited these qualities thus far. Be specific. 2.Chapter Nine: Why is “permission to lie” so confusing to Jonas? What does it make him consider about the rest of the people in his society? Why is this new thought “frightening”? Explain in detail. 3. Chapter Ten: Describe the older Receiver's home in detail. Also, describe the older Receiver himself in detail. 4. Chapter Ten: What might the advantages be to one person learning history as opposed to everyone? What might be the drawbacks? Write a full paragraph.

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1. Chapter Eleven: What is The Giver like? Describe him. What is the training experience like for Jonas. Give specific examples. 2. Chapter Eleven: Reread the memory of "snow" (80-81) and then the memory of "pain" (108-109). How does the author communicate the sensation of each? What phrases are particularly powerful? 3. Chapter Eleven: The Giver tells Jonas. " 'Honor...I have great honor. So will you. But you will find that that is not the same of power' " (84). What does The Giver mean by this? Can you think of people that have honor and no power? Explain. 4. Chapter Twelve: Can you see any advantages to sameness? Try to imagine what prompted this society to strive toward sameness. Explain your reasoning in detail.

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1.Chapter Thirteen: Describe the disturbing memory The Giver gave Jonas? Despite how upset it makes Jonas, there are things about it he wishes others could know. What are they? 2. Chapter Thirteen: What does The Giver share with Jonas about his personal life? How do things look for Jonas's future? What would you feel if this were your fate? 3. Chapter Fourteen: What is the Giver's role in this society? Explain this in detail and use examples from the book. How does Jonas feel about this? 4. Chapter Fifteen: Although this is the shortest chapter in the novel, it is one of the most important. Why?

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1. Chapter Sixteen: The Giver gives Jonas his favorite memory. Describe the scene Jonas sees. Explain why you think this is the Giver's favorite memory. 2. Chapter Sixteen: What steps did the community undertake to eliminate love? Why do you think love is considered so dangerous? 3. Chapter Seventeen: Now that you have read this far, speculate again on what you think “release” means. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. Do you think a society to “release” people? If so, when is it appropriate? 4. Chapter Seventeen: What did Jonas feel for Asher and Fiona? Do they feel it back? Why or why not? What realization does he come to?

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Chapter 18: In detail, describe Rosemary's relationship with The Giver. What memories does he give her, and how does she react to them? What is her final decision and why? Chapter 19: What does The Giver tell Jonas after The Release? How does he define bravery? Is it the same way that Coraline defines bravery? Chapter 19: Write a paragraph from Jonas's point of view, describing everything he must thinking and feeling after watching the video of his father releasing the smaller twin. Chapter 20: Describe Jonas and The Giver's plan in detail and why they are going through with this. What will happen if they are successful?