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The Giver
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1. One of the rituals is the Evening Telling of _____.
Down
Down
2. Collective term for outside communities
4. While
catch, Jonas
the that
_____
4. playing
While playing
catch,notices
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notices
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changed.
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Jonas
baby
Gabe
have _____
unusual
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babythe
Gabe
both
haveboth
unusual
eyes. _____ eyes.
9. The word Jonas’s parents say is obsolete and
9. The word
Jonas’s parents say is obsolete and imprecise
imprecise.
12. sledding
While sledding
the Jonas
lights,can
Jonas
hear
12. While
towardtoward
the lights,
hearcan
_____.
_____.
14. The14.
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Receiver
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by goes
the title:
Thetitle:
_____.
old Receiver
now
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15. Mother_____.
discourages Lily from being a(n) _____.
Mother
discourages
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being
a(n) _____.
17. #8 15.
on Jonas’
s instruction
sheet:
_____.”
17. #8 on Jonas’s instruction sheet: “You may
20. Jonas is_____.”
upset when he realizes the children are playing
a game
of _____.
20. Jonas
is upset when he realizes the children are
a game
of _____.
21. It is notplaying
considered
polite
to talk about “being _____.”
21. It is not considered polite to talk about “being
24. Jonas worries
_____.”that this person will not be given a
suitable
assignment.
24. Jonas
worries that this person will not be given
a suitable
assignment.
25. The Chief
Elder says
to each new Twelve: “Thank you
Chief Elder says to each new Twelve:
for25.
yourThe
_____.”
“Thank you for your _____.”
26. Jonas’
father’s profession
26.s Jonas’s
father’s profession
age atpeople
which are
people
are assigned
jobs
27. The27.
ageThe
at which
assigned
jobs
28. Instead of choice, there is _____.
28. Instead of choice, there is _____.
3. 3.ToTowhom
Jonas
accidentally
givegive
a memory?
whomdoes
does
Jonas
accidentally
a
memory?
5. The
treatment for Stirrings
The is
treatment
Stirrings
6. 5.Jonas
selected for
to be
the Receiver of _____.
6. Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of _____.
8. 8.What
is
the
“change”
Jonas
seessees
in people’
s faces and
What is the “change” Jonas
in people’s
Fiona’
s hair?
faces
and Fiona’s hair?
10.The
TheGiver’
Giver’s
favorite
memory
10.
s favorite
memory
11. Who does Jonas develop feelings for?
11.
Jonas
develop
feelings
for?
13.Who
Thedoes
smaller
______
_____
is released.
(2
words)
13. The
smaller _____ _____ is released. (2 words)
15. What is The Receiver’s room filled with?
15.
is The
Receiver’
s room
filled with?
16.What
Children
secretly
learn
to _____
_____ before
they aresecretly
allowed.
(2 words)
16. Children
learn
to _____ _____ before they
18.are
The
wisest(2
and
most important Elder
allowed.
words)
19. Punishment for a citizen of the community
18.
most important
Elder
20.The
By wisest
relivingand
memories,
what does
The Receiver
seek to gain?
19. Punishment
for a citizen of the community
22.ByWho
makes
a plea towhat
savedoes
Gabriel
from
20.
reliving
memories,
The Receiver
seek
release?
to
gain?
23. The Giver’s daughter
22. Who makes a plea to save Gabriel from release?
23. The Giver’s daughter
1. One of the rituals is the Evening Telling of ____.
2. Collective term for outside communities
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Across
1. One of the rituals is the
Evening Telling of _____.
[FEELINGS]
4. While playing catch, Jonas
notices that the _____ has
changed. [APPLE]
7. Jonas and the baby Gabe both
have unusual _____ eyes.
[PALE]
9. The word Jonas’s parents say
is obsolete and imprecise
[LOVE]
12. While sledding toward the
lights, Jonas can hear _____.
[MUSIC]
14. The old Receiver now goes by
the title: The _____. [GIVER]
15. Mother discourages Lily from
being a(n) _____
[BIRTHMOTHER]
Down
2. Collective term for outside
communities [ELSEWHERE]
3. To whom does Jonas accidentally give a memory?
[GABRIEL]
5. The treatment for Stirrings
[PILLS]
6. Jonas is selected to be the
Receiver of _____. [MEMORY]
17. #8 on Jonas’s instruction
sheet: “You may _____.” [LIE]
20. Jonas is upset when he realizes the children are playing a
game of _____. [WAR]
21. It is not considered polite
to talk about “being _____.”
[DIFFERENT]
24. Jonas worries that this person
will not be given a suitable
assignment. [ASHER]
25. The Chief Elder says to each
new Twelve: “Thank you for
your _____.” [CHILDHOOD]
26. Jonas’s father’s profession
[NURTURER]
27. The age at which people are
assigned jobs [TWELVE]
28. Instead of choice, there is
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1. One ofwith?
the rituals
is the Evening Telling of ____. Receiver
2. Collective
term
for outside
communities
sees in people’s faces and
[BOOKS]
seek to
gain?
[WISDOM]
[FEELINGS]
[ELSEWHERE]
Fiona’s hair? [COLOR]
4. While
playing
Jonas
notices
that the
whomadoes
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secretly
learn
to _____
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to saveaccidentally
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has changed. [APPLE]
memory? [GABRIEL]
10. The Giver’s favorite memory 7. _____
allowed.
from
release?
[FATHER]
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and thebefore
baby they
Gabeare
both
have unusual
5. The
treatment
for Stirrings [PILLS]
[CHRISTMAS]
words)
[RIDEBICYCLES]
_____(2
eyes.
[PALE]
6.
selected [ROSEMARY]
to be the Receiver of _____.
23. The Jonas
Giver’sisdaughter
9. The word Jonas’s parents say is obsolete and
[MEMORY]
11. Who does Jonas develop
18.
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he
wisest
and
most
important
Elder
imprecise. [LOVE]
8. What is the “change” Jonas sees in people’s
12. While [RECEIVER]
sledding toward the lights, Jonas can hear
faces and Fiona’s hair? [COLOR]
feelings for? [FIONA]
_____. [MUSIC]
10. The Giver’s favorite memory [CHRISTMAS]
13. The smaller _____ _____ is14. The
19.old
Punishment
for goes
a citizen
of title:
the The
Receiver now
by the
11. Who does Jonas develop feelings for? [FIONA]
_____.community
[GIVER] [RELEASE]
13. The smaller ______ _____ is released. (2
released. (2 words)
15. Mother discourages Lily from being a(n) _____.
words) [IDENTICALTWIN]
[IDENTICALTWIN]
[BIRTHMOTHER]
15. What is The Receiver’s room filled with?
17. #8 on Jonas’s instruction sheet: “You may
_____.” [LIE]
20. Jonas is upset when he realizes the children are
playing a game of _____. [WAR]
21. It is not considered polite to talk about “being
_____.” [DIFFERENT]
24. Jonas worries that this person will not be given
a suitable assignment. [ASHER]
25. The Chief Elder says to each new Twelve:
“Thank you for your _____.” [CHILDHOOD]
26. Jonas’s father’s profession [NURTURER]
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16. Children secretly learn to _____ _____ before
they are allowed. (2 words) [RIDEBICYCLES]
18. The wisest and most important Elder
[RECEIVER]
19. Punishment for a citizen of the community
[RELEASE]
20. By reliving memories, what does The Receiver
seek to gain? [WISDOM]
22. Who makes a plea to save Gabriel from
release? [FATHER]