THE GIVER - QUOTES 1-10 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"It's the memories of the whole world,'' he said with a sigh. ''Before you, before me, before the previous Receiver, and generations before him.''

Memories

But the most conspicuous difference was the books. In his own dwelling, there were the necessary reference volumes that each household contained

Menaing of books

Name 3 of the 8 instructions Jonas has to follow during his training

Annexe inmediately after school/Back home after training/Rudeness rules exempted/No training discussion/dreamtelling/medication/lies

Jonas was shocked. A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace. "What happened to her?" he asked nervously.

The female receiver chosen 10 years before Jonas

Name the 5 qualities a Receiver should have

Intelligence, Integrity, Courage, Wisdom, Capacity to see Beyond

Then she went on. ''Jonas has been selected."

Jonas hasn't been assigned...

She began to describe this year's group and its variety of personalities, though she singled no one out by name. She mentioned that there was one who had singular skills...He heard nothing that he recognized as himself, Jonas.

Jonas' skills were special

If you don't fit in, you can apply for Elsewhere and be released. My mother says that once, about ten years ago

The Reciever wrongly chosen was the one who applied...

This new Caleb was a replacement child. The couple had lost their first Caleb, a cheerful little Four. Loss of a child was very, very rare

Rare reason for losing 1rst Caleb / Replacement child

Jonas thought about it. The details were murky and vague. But the feelings were clear, and flooded him again now as he thought. “The wanting,” he said

Stirrings

But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had — well, this was the part that he couldn’t adequately understand — the apple had changed

Apple change

Mirrors were rare in the community; they weren’t forbidden, but there was no real need of them, and Jonas had simply never bothered to look at himself very often even when he found himself in a location where a mirror existed.

Mirrors reflect oneself...

Rules were very hard to change. Sometimes, if it was a very important rule — unlike the one governing the age for bicycles — it would have to go, eventually, to The Re-ceiver for a decision.

Rule change

“I don’t know. They acted like . . . like ...” “Animals?” Jonas suggested. He laughed. “That’s right,” Lily said, laughing too.

Animals

Desperately, the Pilot has been trying to make his way back before his error was noticed. Needless to say, he will be released…

Pilot-in-training / Release / mistakes