“The Giver” Chapters 9-10 Questions
Chapter 9
1. Tell how the Assignment of Receiver differs from other Assignments.
2. Describe how Jonas’s friends treat him differently after the Assignments are announced. Why do you think they do this?
3. How does Lily plan to apply her knowledge of new children through her volunteer hours?
4. Explain what happened to the previous Receiver-in-Training.
5. What honors in our society are similar to the honor Jonas receives?
6. Asses the instructions Jonas receives for his Assignment. How would you react if you received these instructions?
7. Describe how Jonas will spend his time as Receiver-in-Training.
8. Recommend how Jonas should handle the prohibition on dream-telling.
9. Predict reasons that a citizen would apply for release.
10. Discuss how being told he may lie alters Jonas’s perception of adults.
Chapter 10
1. Tell how the Attendant shows respect for Jonas.
2. Contrast the Receiver’s living space with the other citizens’ dwellings.
3. What does Jonas realize when he sees the books at the Receiver’s office?
4. How are Jonas and the Receiver physically similar?
5. Tell how Jonas and the Receiver are to work together.
6. What memories does the Receiver possess?
7. Examine how Jonas’s discussion with the Receiver changes his perceptions of the world.
8. Explain the metaphor of the snow that The Giver uses to describe how the memories impact him.
9. How does the Receiver transmit a memory to Jonas?