The Giver by Lois Lowry Name ______Chapter One and Chapter Two

Vocabulary - Use each of the following vocabulary words correctly in the sentences below: adherence, aptitude, enhance, wheedle, transgression, apprehensive, palpable

1. By smiling and offering to help, the little girl hoped to ______another cookie from the baker.

2. A quick blood transfusion will ______the injured soldier’s chance of survival.

3. In most communities, the police are responsible for enforcing ______to the law.

4. It’s important to choose a career based upon your own natural ______.

5. People who commit a serious ______may be punished with imprisonment.

6. Jill felt ______about driving in the snow, so she stayed home.

7. Watching the fighter planes streak across the horizon, the civilians felt a moment of ______terror.

Comprehension - Answer the following questions in the spaces provided. Remember to use complete sentences and specific supporting details from the text. Refer to your post its as a reference. Use a separate sheet of paper if needed.

Chapter One 8. Why is Jonas frightened by the plane flying overhead?

9. List the different jobs that are mentioned in the chapter. 10. Discuss how the citizens and the Pilot are treated during the accidental fly-over.

11. Why are children scolded for telling friends during play that they’ve been released?

12. Examine how Asher apologizes to his classmates when he is late to class. Do you think he should have to apologize in this way? Why or why not?

13. What are Elevens and Sevens?

14. Describe Jonas’s family evening ritual.

15. Distinguish Lily’s definition of animals from our definition of them. Why do you think Lily’s definition might be different from ours? 16. Identify three reasons why someone may be released.

17. What are the rules about family units?

Chapter Two 18. Contrast why December is eventful in Jonas’s society with why December is eventful in our society.

19. Describe the Ceremony for the Ones. Do you agree or disagree with the community’s way of handling “birthdays?” How?

20. Explain how babies are placed with families.

21. Analyze where and how newchildren live until they are one. How could this affect their development? 22. Show how Father attempts to enhance Gabriel’s nurturing. What rule does he break?

23. Which rule is frequently broken?

24. How are rules changed in the community? How frequently does this occur?

25. Who is the most important Elder?

26. Explain how and when Assignments are made.

Literary Devices

27. Hook — How does the hook in The Giver draw you into the novel?

28. Cliffhanger — What is the cliffhanger in chapter two?