Wednesday, 2/5/14
I. Warm Up. SOLO!
Copy and add the proper punctuation.
Hints: It is all one sentence, and MOM is the one who loves to cook and
is always trying new recipes. Pay attention to the capital letters. It
is a divided quotation. (7p)
My mom said Steven loves to cook She is always trying new recipes.
II. Do Vocabulary Sheet. Pretest tomorrow! Partners ok.
III. Giver Q/A for 14-16.
IV. Giver 14-16 Quiz.
- What makes Jonas feel "desperately
lonely"? a) The fact that he went to bed early
b) He misses Asher and Fiona c) The realization that the
others have never felt pain d) Not being able to talk
about his training e) The fact that he has to spend all of
his time with The Giver
- The Giver tells Jonas that the memories of pain and suffering give them wisdom. a) True b) False
- What memory was the strongest when the Elders
sought the Giver's advice about increasing the birthrate? a)
Jealousy b) Racism c) Sickness. d) Hunger e)
NOTA
- Why is The Giver the one with all of the
memories? a) So that not everyone will be burdened and
pained. b) Because he is the most intelligent person in the
community. c) So there is no jealousy. d) So that
everything will stay the same and the community won't rebel e)
NOTA
- How do they usually decide which identical twin
to release? a) The Birthmother decides. b) There's a number
system. c) Birthweight. d) Raffle King e) NOTA
- At the beginning of chapter 15, why does Jonas
have to remind The Giver to put his hands on Jonas’s back? a) Because
the old man has been forgetting lately. b) It's part of his
training to help remind The Giver. c) The Giver is in such pain that
Jonas thinks he might forget. d) The Giver has told him to remind
him, because he often gets distracted. e) NOTA
- Why doesn't Jonas want to go back to the Giver? a) It's
boring. b) He wants his childhood back. c) He doesn't think
he's smart enough to be the Receiver. d) All of the above.
e) NOTA
- All of these are things he has experienced through the memories,
except... a) Pain b) Loneliness c)
Solitude d) Joy e) He has experienced them all.
- The word Jonas is searching for to describe the feeling in the
room of the memory is... a) Warmth b) Joy c)
Happiness d) Contentment e) Love
- When Jonas asks his parents if they love him, their reaction
could best be described as... a) anger b) frustration
c) shock d) nonchalance e) amusement
- What do Jonas's parents say about the word love? a) That it
is a banned word. b) They don't know what he means because they
don't have the memories. c) It is against the rules. d) The
pills make it impossible e) NOTA
- After that conversation with his parents, Jonas... a) tells Gabe
that things could be different. b) lies to his parents. c)
decides to stop taking his pill. d) all of the above. e)
NOTA
- Chapter 15 and 16 are the ______ of the novel. a)
exposition b) inciting incident c) rising action d) climax e)
resolution
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