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The Giver Chapters 1-6

Answer using events from Chapters 1–6. For written responses, support your ideas with a specific detail from the story.

Recall the details

Show what you remember about Jonas’s community and the Ceremony of Twelve.

1.At the beginning of Chapter 1, Jonas searches for the right word to describe how he feels about the approaching Ceremony. Which word does he choose?

Apprehensive
Furious
Bored
Triumphant

2.Jonas’s family shares feelings each evening and dreams each morning. What does this routine show about how the community expects family members to communicate?

3.Jonas’s father works as a Nurturer. Which task is part of his role?

Caring for newchildren
Assigning jobs to the Elevens
Repairing bicycles
Leading the Ceremony of Twelve

4.In Chapter 3, Jonas notices something unusual about an apple. What does he notice, and what does this detail suggest about him?

5.True or false: In Chapter 5, Jonas’s parents explain that Stirrings are handled by taking a daily pill.

Follow the ceremony

Connect each person or group to a detail established in Chapters 1–6.

6.Match each person or group with the correct detail.

Asher
Fiona
Jonas’s mother
Jonas’s father

Volunteers at the House of the Old
Jonas’s close friend
Works in the Department of Justice
Works as a Nurturer

7.At the Ceremony of Six, what change in clothing do the children receive, and what does it allow them to do?

8.Which quality does Jonas show when he notices that the apple seems to change briefly?

He notices something others do not
He is skilled at telling jokes
He knows how to repair bicycles
He enjoys leading recreation

Think like a reader

Use clues in the early chapters to explain how the story creates questions and expectations.

9.The community uses precise language and has rules about behavior, family life, and ceremonies. Give one example of a rule or routine and explain one possible reason the community maintains it.

10.Jonas notices that an apple seems to change briefly while he is tossing it. Make one prediction about what this unusual experience might mean. Support your prediction with a clue from Chapters 1–6.