Chapter 1
1. What do the following details from chapter one tell you about the community Jonas lives in?
2. (a) List some of the “rules” in Jonas’ community. (b) What are the rules intended to do?
3. (a) What is the purpose of the “telling of feelings” ritual? (b) Would you like this in your home?
Explain.
Chapter 2
1. Where do you think the babies come from?
2. What happens to a person when they are “released”? Where do they go?
3. What are the positive and negative aspects of having your “assignment” made for you at such an early age? Create a chart for your answers like the one below. Make sure you include points for both sides.
4. If you were to be given an assignments based on your current activities and interests, what do think it would be? Explain.
Chapter 3
1. (a) Which jobs seem to be valued the most in Jonas’ community? (b) Which jobs are valued the least? (c) How is this similar/different to our community?
2. Why do you think there are so few people with light eyes?
3. What do you think the incident with the apple means?
Chapter 4
1. (a) Describe the type of care given to infants and the elderly in the community. (b) What does this say about their values? (c) Compare this care and attention to that which newborns and the elderly receive in our community.
Chapter 5
1. Why does Jonas force himself to describe his whole dream despite his reluctance and embarrassment?
2. What is the communities attitude towards and treatment for “stirrings”? What does this say about the community?
Chapter 6
1. What type of person might not “fit in” to a carefully planned and organized community like the one in The Giver?
Chapter 7
1. Why do you think the community has selected 12 as the age for transitioning into adulthood?
2. Would you want to take on the responsibilities of adulthood at age 12? Explain.
Chapter 8
1. How would feel if you were in Jonas’ situation?
2. What do you think the Receiver does? What memories does he receive?
3. Why do you think the last selection was a failure?
Chapter 9
1. (a) How do Jonas’ instructions contradict the community rules? (b) What challenges do you foresee? (c) How will his life change?
2. If you were Jonas, how would you react to these instructions?
Chapter 10
1. How does the Giver treat Jonas? Give specific examples from the story.
2. This is the first time that Jonas can ask any questions he wants. What questions would you ask if you were Jonas?
Chapter 11
1. What early memories of yours would be fun to pass on?
2. What experiences /memories do you think will be painful for Jonas? Why did the Giver decide to hold back on sharing those with Jonas?
Chapter 12
1. Why do you think “sameness” is so important to the community?
2. Using a t‐chart, list positives and negatives for “sameness” in a community.
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23