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The Giver - Chapters 1-10

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  • At the Ceremony of Twelve, the crowd accepts Jonas as the new Receiver of Memory by ___.
    Chanting his name.
  • At the Ceremony of Twelve, what Assignment is Asher given?
    Assistant Director of Recreation.
  • At the start of the book, what word does Jonas use to describe his feelings about the Ceremony of Twelve?
    Apprehensive.
  • What do all children in the community receive at age seven?
    A jacket with buttons
  • What is the name of the "replacement" child given to a family whose son was lost in the river?
    Caleb.
  • At the Ceremony of Twelve, what place is Jonas in the lineup to receive an Assignment?
    Nineteen.
  • "He has shown all of the qualities that a Receiver must have". What are these qualities?
    Intelligence, Integrety, Courage, Wisdom, The Capacity to See Beyond
  • What are the "Stirrings" that people take daily pills to control?
    Stirrings can be considered as wanting, desire, lust, and even as a strong emotion.
  • How is the family composition in the community?
    "Two children — one male, one female — to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules".
  • List some ceremonies that exist in the community:
    The Ceremony of Twelve, The Ceremony of Loss, Murmur-of-Replacement Ceremony.
  • How many children are born in Jonas' community each year?
    "There were always fifty in each year’s group, if none had been released" - Chapter 2
  • What are the ways to be released from the community?
    The ways in which a person can be released are for old age, a child with low development and as a punishment.
  • What food item did Jonas once take home from school because it seemed to "change" as he looked at it?
    Apple.
  • After Gabe comes to live with the family, what job does seven-year-old Lily say she'd like to have?
    Birthmother
  • What do all children in the community receive at age ten?
    A bike.
  • The first time we see Jonas' family performing the Telling of Feelings, what feeling does his sister Lily talk about?
    Anger.
  • Why is it considered okay for Jonas to see Larissa naked?
    "It was against the rules for children or adults to look at another’s nakedness; but the rule did not apply to newchildren or the Old".
  • How is official news disseminated to the members of Jonas' community?
    Loudspeakers.
  • In the bathing room, Larissa tells Jonas about attending the pre-release ceremony for an old man named ___.
    Roberto.
  • How long has it been since the last Receiver was selected?
    10 years.
  • Why Jonas' father brought Gabriel to their house?
    "A concern about one of the newchildren who wasn’t doing well".
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