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The Giver Review Game

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  • At what age do children receive their bikes?
    Nine
  • When did the council add the no release rule to the list for Jonas?
    After the old Receiver asked for release.
  • Which character is Jonas worried won't understand the concept of Release, even though it is part of her assignment?
    Fiona
  • What was the first animal that Jonas and Gabriel saw?
    Bird
  • What is Gabriel's comfort object called?
    Hippo
  • To where does Jonas plan an escape?
    Elsewhere
  • How did Jonas get the helicopters to not sense his body heat?
    He put himself in a memory of coldness
  • What is the Giver's favorite memory?
    A Christmas Day
  • Who is in the video performing the release of the twin?
    Jonas's father
  • What was Jonas's first painful memory?
    Sunburn
  • Why can't Jonas's society have twins?
    It would be confusing for community members.
  • What is the name of the building Jonas goes to for work?
    The Annex
  • What happened to the Receiver before Jonas?
    She disappeared
  • How does Jonas feel about his father's role in newchild's release?
    He thinks his father is a killer.
  • What are the two occasions when "release" is not a punishment?
    The elderly and a newchild.
  • Who is Jonas's closest friend?
    Asher
  • How old is Jonas at the beginning of the book?
    Eleven
  • What game does Asher and his friends play that Jonas stops?
    A war game
  • What was Gabriel’s problem?
    He cried all day and couldn’t sleep
  • What will essentially happen if Jonas leaves the community?
    The community will be forced to bear the memories.
  • What is unusual about Jonas and Gabriel along with the Giver?
    They all have light blue eyes unlike others
  • What does Jonas abandon on his way to the sled at the end of the novel?
    His bike
  • What was Jonas' sister's name?
    Lily
  • At what age are you allowed to remove the ribbons from your hair?
    Age 9
  • How was Jonas able to see that morning release of the twin?
    They are recorded
  • What was the first memory the Giver gave Jonas?
    A Christmas memory with grandparents where Jonas felt love
  • Why does the Giver stay when Jonas leaves?
    To help the community
  • Why was Jonas picked to be the Receiver of Memory?
    Because he had courage, wisdom, and the ability to see beyond
  • What were the pills for?
    So they would no longer get the stirrings
  • What color is the sky when Asher looks at it?
    Gray
  • Why did Jonas take Gabriel?
    He saved him from being released
  • What is Jonas' first memory?
    A memory of sledding
  • What did Asher say when he was three?
    Smack
  • Are there other communities like Jonas's?
    Yes
  • Why does Jonas's father use a sing-song voice with Gabriel?
    He does not have the feelings/understand what he is doing.
  • What happened to Jonas at the Ceremony of Twelve?
    His number was skipped over.
  • When do children begin their volunteer hours?
    8
  • Why did Jonas leave so early in the morning/late at night?
    He had to leave before Gabriel was released
  • What does Jonas call the Receiver?
    The Giver
  • What do you have to do when you first experience stirrings?
    Take medication every day
  • What does Jonas's little sister want her assignment to be?
    Birth Mother
  • What memories will The Giver transfer to Jonas to prepare him for his escape?
    Courage and strength
  • What color is Fiona’s hair?
    Red
  • What was waiting for Jonas at the top of the hill?
    A sled
  • What memory did Jonas use to avoid heat-seeking detectors on the search planes?
    Memory of snow
  • What is Jonas' assignment?
    Receiver of Memory
  • How did Jonas escape the community?
    By using his father's bicycle
  • What happens when someone is released?
    They are killed
  • How did Rosemary perform the release?
    She did it herself.
  • What is Asher’s assignment?
    Assistant Director of Recreation
  • What did Jonas hear at the end of the book?
    He heard people singing, and it was an echo
  • Was Jonas able to meet the Giver before he left?
    No, because he had to leave before Gabriel was released
  • Toward the end of the novel, Jonas is concerned for only this one thing:
    Gabe's well-being
  • Why was it so difficult to travel for Jonas and Gabe?
    It was snowing heavily.
  • The Giver's daughter was named...
    Rosemary
  • What is Fiona's assignment?
    Caretaker of the Old
  • What do nurturers do to perform the release?
    He gives the baby a shot.
  • What two items does Jonas take with him when he leaves the community?
    Stolen food and his father's bike.
  • Who does Jonas discover is scheduled to be released, which causes him to accelerate his plan for escape?
    Gabe
  • What happened to Rosemary and why?
    The stress of memories made her apply for release
  • How many chapters are in *The Giver*?
    23
  • What is Jonas' little sister’s comfort object?
    Elephant
  • Who is the protagonist of *The Giver*?
    Jonas
  • What was Jonas's first sign of seeing beyond?
    Seeing the apple change
  • What is the name of the child Jonas' family is caring for?
    Gabriel
  • What does "stirrings" mean?
    Wanting or feelings of attraction
  • What does Jonas do to calm Gabriel?
    Shows him peaceful memories
  • What animal does Jonas see being hunted in a memory?
    An elephant
  • What event does Jonas watch take place right before his eyes during the memory of war?
    He saw a boy his age die next to him.
  • What holiday did Jonas and Gabriel witness whenever they got to Elsewhere?
    Christmas
  • What did Jonas and Gabriel do when they reached the summit of the steep hill?
    Sledded down
  • In the Community, 12's are given their...
    Assignments
  • What important feature is described as "pale"?
    Eyes
  • What is Jonas’s father's job?
    Nurturer
  • What does Jonas see whenever he sleds down the hill with Gabe?
    A house
  • What is the Giver’s real name?
    We don't know
  • What assignment does Jonas' mother say would be good for Lily?
    Storyteller
  • What is the first color Jonas saw?
    Red
  • What reason does the Giver give for members of the community NOT being allowed choices?
    They may make the wrong choices.
  • What happened to the twins?
    The smaller one got released