◼︎ Chapter 12 / pages 111 - 121

  1. What did Jonas dream about?

  2. What was the feeling Jonas had during the dream, a feeling the persisted after he woke up.

  3. What might Jonas’s feelings tell us about how the story will develop?

  4. In a sentence, list three or more of the subjects Jonas is studying at school.

  5. Why can’t Jonas explain to his friends the experiences he’s had with The Giver?

  6. As Jonas parts from Fiona, “it happens again,” what he now calls “seeing beyond.” Describe what happened this time.

  7. The Giver helps Jonas understand what Jonas is “seeing beyond” when he looked at the apple, Fiona’s hair, the sled (in his memory), and some of the books on The Giver’s bookshelves. What does The Giver say about these things?

  8. The Giver says in the move to Sameness, “We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” In a sentence, note at least two things “we” had to let go of.

  9. Jonas says “we shouldn’t have!” let go of those many things. What might this suggest about how the story develops?

  10. At the end of chapter 12, The Giver will give Jonas a memory that will help him understand seeing color. What is that memory?

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.

  • When you realized — either because you “just knew” or because of what The Giver said — that people in the Community don’t see in color, describe how that changed how you “saw” the beginning of the story and see it now.

  • When you think about a world without color, how does that make you feel?