◼︎ Chapter 13 / pages 122 - 135

  1. Jonas says, “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices.”

    • Explain what he means by this.

  2. Describe the memory of elephants The Giver share with Jonas.

    • Describe at least three details.

  3. Why might Jonas be trying to get others to see what he sees, know what he knows, has the memories he has?

  4. The Giver once had a spouse, a wife.

    • Where is she now? Why?

  5. Why might The Giver be called by the Committee of Elders?

  6. Jonas wonders why the community even needs a Receiver. What was The Giver’s explanation why the community needs one?

    • Hint: What happened ten years ago?

  7. Why does The Giver feel Jonas’s instructors “know nothing”?

  8. Why does The Giver sometimes not train Jonas and send him away?

  9. Why might Lois Lowry, the author, have Jonas wonder “what lay in the far distance where he had never gone”? (p. 134)

    • What might this suggest where the story might go?

  10. The Giver says to Jonas, “I can’t shield you forever.” (p. 135).

    • What has The Giver been shielding Jonas from?

NOTE: In the 4th quarter, the ABCD answers are now 10 points (instead of 3)

ABCD (Above & Beyond the Call of Duty) — the only way to get to 50/50 (A+); you may also need the points if you’ve dropped points for questions 1-10.

  • “Sameness” prevents people from making wrong choices. (p. 124)

  • People make many bad choices: the wrong wife or husband, or the wrong job.

  • It’s “much safer” to “protect people from wrong choices.”

  • Do you wish to be protected from making wrong choices?

  • Do you wish to be protected from choosing the wrong friends, the wrong person to date or possibly marry, or choosing the wrong job?

  • Why or why not?