The Giver Review

1. Who is the protagonist in The Giver?
3. What object is the first one that Jonas can "see beyond"?
7. What is the first color Jonas is able to see?
9. What job do birthmothers do after 3 years?
10. At what age does age become less important and often forgotten?
13. What is the first memory Giver gives to Jonas?
14. At what age do children receive bicycles?
15. What adjective is used throughout the book to describe the type of language people in this society must use?
16. What does Jonas's father do as his job assignment in the community?
19. Jonas's first lie to his parents involved which word that is no longer used in this society?
20. Which character in the book has the most difficulty with correct language and is often tardy to school?

2. The Committee of Elders has rules to limit individuality because its goal is ________?
4. How many rules were on Jonas's instruction sheet for Receiver of Memory?
5. How many times can someone do major wrongs before being released?
6. What memory does Jonas want Giver to keep for himself?
8. According to Giver, how long do memories last?
11. During the holiday, what game do the children play that upsets Jonas?
12. What is the place called where people go after they are released from the community?
14. Who takes care of the babies until they are assigned a family?
17. What memory does Jonas try to give Lily?
18. Giver says that honor is NOT the same as_____?