What does the community call the lifetime job a community member is given at the Ceremony of Twelve?
Assignment
At what special event do members of the community find out about their Assignments?
Ceremony of Twelve.
What does the community call a stuffed animal?
Comfort Object
What is the term used to describe the place in which the characters of The Giver live?
Community
What does the community call the home of a family unit?
Dwelling
What does the community call the adults in the community responsible for making decisions?
Elders
What does the community call the area beyond the community?
Elsewhere
What does the community call an infant baby?
Newchild
What is the title of the people who take care of the newchildren?
Nurturer
What is the term used to describe using words that fit what the speaker means exactly?
Precision of Language
What does the community call death?
Release
Who is the most honored leader in the community?
The Receiver of Memory
What does the community call keeping life equal and uniform?
Sameness
What does the community call the feelings and dreams that the community suppresses using pills?
Stirrings
What does the community call the sharing of thoughts, feelings, and experiences, usually during meals?
Tellings
Who said the following quote?: "This is the time when we acknowledge differences. You Elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior, to curb any impulse that might set you apart from the group. But today we ho
Chief Elder
Who said the following quote?: "It broke my heart, Jonas, to transfer pain to her. But it was my job. It was what I had to do, the way I've had to do it to you.
Giver
Who said the following quote?: "Oh look! Isn't he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!
Lily
Who said the following quote?: "I looked for you yesterday so we could ride home together. Your bike was still there, and I waited for a little while. But it was getting late, so I went on home.
Fiona
Who said the following quote?: "I'll have to select the one to be nurtured, and the one to be released. It's usually not hard, though. Usually it's just a matter of birthweight. We release the smaller of the two.
Jonas's father
Who said the following quote?: "I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community... I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating some salmon. I guess I just got distraught, watching them.
Asher
Who said the following quote?: "If everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?
Jonas
Who said the following quote?: "And of course our community can't function smoothly if people don't use precise language. You could ask, 'Do you enjoy me?' The answer is 'Yes.'
Jonas's mother
What memory does Jonas describe during the EXPOSITION of the story?
The airplane flying over the community
What was the name of the previous Receiver-in-training?
Rosemary
What game does Jonas realize the children are playing that upsets him?
War.
What happened to the memories when the last Rosemary was released?
The memories returned to the community.
What concept does Jonas learn about from the memory of grandparents at Christmas?
Love.
What is the first memory that Jonas transmits to Gabriel?
Sailing
What rule does the community have about children in family units?
Every family only has one boy and one girl.
What does Jonas find out about after telling his parents about his strange dream about Fiona?
Stirrings.
What rule is often broken by the community?
Letting children younger than 9 ride bicycles.
What assignment does Fiona receive?
Caretaker of the Old
Why do people joke about the office of bicycle repair?
It is always being moved.
What rule shocks Jonas when he receives his assignment?
You may lie.
What is the first memory the Giver transmits to Jonas?
Sledding in the snow
What was the first time Jonas saw color?
Throwing the apple in the air.
What ritual does the family perform every night?
Telling of feelings.
What ritual does the family unit perform every morning?
Telling of dreams.
What can cause a Twelve to have a delayed assignment?
Not having enough volunteer hours
Why does the Receiver have locks in his dwelling?
So he cannot be disturbed.
What does the Receiver tell Jonas is not the same as power?
Honor
How does the community eliminate inclement weather, like snow?
Climate Control
What is the Giver's favorite memory?
The memory of the family at Christmas
What does Jonas decide to STOP doing after receiving memories?
Taking his pill
What was the first painful memory Rosemary received?
A child being taken from its parents.
How did Rosemary choose to be released?
She injected herself
What Assignment does Jonas's mother claim holds "very little honor"?
Birthmother
Exposition
The beginning of a story.
Rising Action
Events leading up to the climax
Climax
the turning point of the story
Falling Action
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Conflict
The problem in a story faced by characters
Setting
The time and place of a story
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is told
Mood
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Foreshadowing
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Flashback
When an author interrupts the story to describe events from the past.
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration
Imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Simile
A comparison using "like" or "as
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Utopia
A perfect society
Dystopia
An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad