Name _________________________________________ Period ___________ Period 3: The Giver Questions for Chapters 1­11 Directions:​ Each question ​requires a 2 or 3 sentences answer. ​Use examples from the book to support your claims. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Chapter 1 (Select 2 questions to answer) 1. Compare and contrast the cultural norms in this chapter with current cultural norms. 2. Can you determine when in time this story takes place? Are there any clues (vehicles, word usage, etc.) that can help you identify an approximate era? 3. The author leaves the reader with many unanswered questions in this chapter. What are three unanswered questions that you have? 4. Based on the information you have from this chapter, how does “Jonas’s world” contrast to your world? What inconsistencies do you find when you compare your school, community, or family life with that of Jonas’s? The Giver Chapter 2 1. What values or morals do you think Jonas’s parents have? What evidence in the text supports your claim? (Paraphrase or use direct quotes for evidence). 2. How did your feelings about the story change as you read this chapter? What details had the most affect on you? The Giver Chapter 3 1. What physical trait does Jonas and Gabriel share? What does this suggest about them? 2. What is the community’s attitude toward Birthmothers? The Giver Chapter 4 (Select 2 of these questions to answer) 1. What prejudices are revealed in this chapter? 2. How does the author identify Jonas as the protagonist of the story? 3. What connection is made between “new children” and the Old in this chapter? What does this parallel tell you about Jonas’s society? The Giver: Chapter 5 (Select 2 of these questions to answer) 1. What details from this chapter did you find strange or peculiar? Why do you think the author included these details? 2. Explain one idea that seems to reoccur in the first 5 chapters of the book. 3. Based on the events that you have read in the book so far, what conclusions can you make about the society that Jonas lives in? Provide textual evidence from the first 5 chapters to support your answer. Chapter Six 1. Make a list of age groups from chapter 6.. Record what they get during the December Ceremony and what it symbolizes. Try to find as many ages as you can. You may have to make some inferences based on what is in the text. (I am also not convinced every single age is mentioned...so find as many as you can). Chapter 7 (Select 2 of these questions to answer) 1. Describe the author’s purpose for writing this chapter. 2. How do the events in this chapter influence Jonas’s thoughts and feelings? 3. What title would best fit this chapter? Explain your answer. 4. What characteristics of human behavior can you identify in this chapter? Chapter 8 (Select 2 of these questions to answer) 1. What dilemma or conflict is Jonas facing in this chapter? 2. What series of events led to the problem Jonas is facing in this chapter? 3. Find evidence from this chapter that differentiates between fact and opinion. 4. What are the the contributing factors from this chapter that accelerate the conflict or rising action of the story? (Hint: The ceremony of 12 is the start of rising action for this book). Chapter Nine 1. Assess the instructions Jonas receives for his Assignment. How would you react if you received these instructions? Pick ONE that seems particularly weird or interesting, etc, identify which one it is and explain your reasoning? Chapter Ten 1. Summarize the main ideas of this chapter in 3 sentences. 2. What do you notice in this chapter that you may have noticed in any previous chapters? Chapter Eleven 1. What ethical ​(sense of right and wrong)​ concerns do you have regarding the “Sameness” that is explained in this chapter? (You can also go back to previous chapters for examples) 2. We have learned a little more about Jonas’s community. As strange as it may seem, what parallels can you make between Sameness and your community?