The Giver
Chapters 1-8 Review Guide
Know the following Key Ideas:
 Precise language- why is this so important in Jonas’s society?
 Release- what are the three reasons a person can be released from Jonas’s society?
 Example- The pilot in chapter one.
 Volunteer hours- why are they important (two reasons)?
Know the significance of and be able to explain the following traditions within Jonas’s
society:
 Ceremony of Twelve
 Family unit sharing of feelings
 Ceremony for the Loss
 Birth order numbers
Understand and explain the following items about Jonas:
 Describe Jonas (physical, personality, and the ability to “see beyond”).
 How Jonas feels when the crowd chants his name, accepting him as the Receiver.
 What is the significance of Jonas’s pale eyes and the changes he sees that others do not
(apple/crowd)?
 What qualities does Jonas have that a receiver must have?
 What feelings does Jonas experience when he is skipped by the elder and what does the
elder do for causing his and the audiences’ feelings?
 Jonas is worried about Asher. Why?
Miscellaneous but Important information to know:
 Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
 How does the community view birth mothers?
 What does Jonas’s mother do for a living?
 Who is Gabriel, why might he be released, and what is the significance of him being labeled
“uncertain”?
The Giver Audio:
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