The Giver Ch

“ The Giver” Ch. 6-10 REVIEW

A. Vocabulary Match the correct word with the definition. Use your vocabulary list from last week.

_____1. reprieve a. extremely or excessively concerned with details _____2. meticulous b. possessing everything essential; _____3. integrity entire

_____4. interdependence c. showing gentleness and mildness; harmless _____5. exuberant d. to postpone or cancel the punishment _____6. integral of

_____7. anguish e. habitual laziness

_____8. scrupulous f. easy to notice; obvious

_____9. buoyancy g. extremely careful and precise

____10. indolence h. full of joy

____11. conspicuous i. extremely or excessively concerned with details ____12. benign j. honor, steadfast adherence to a strict ____13. deftly moral or ethical code

k. quick and skillful

l. ability to recover quickly from setbacks; cheerfulness

m. mutually dependant

n. agonizing physical or mental pain B. Chapters Review Correctly answer the question in complete sentences.

14. What did the family have to do to insure Gabriel had an extra year of nuturing?

15. Nines were given bicycles. What does this signify?

16. Why had Asher been punished for confusing the words “snack” and “smack”?

17. During the Ceremony of Twelve, what do they honor?

18. Why did the community make the distinction between “selection” for Receiver of Memory, and “assignment” when referring to all other occupations?

19. What was unusual about the appearance of the bearded Elder? What was significant about this characteristic?

20. Name four qualifications Jonas had for being Receiver of Memory.

21. What did Asher’s hesitation to congratulate Jonas indicate?

22. Which item in the list of duties frightened Jonas? Why did this frighten him?

23. Why was the concept of pain difficult for Jonas to comprehend?

24. What was unique about the Annex and where the Giver stays?

25. At first, why Jonas misinterpret the Receiver’s job of transmitting memories of the past?