The Giver Interactive Tutorial

1. The GiverInteractive Tutorial Created by Jennifer Kirsch

2. Directions • Select a category to review and click on it. • Correctly answer all questions in that category. • Select another category for review and click on it. • Correctly answer all questions in those categories.

3. The Giver Categories Plot Characters and Terminology Vocabulary Once you have completed all three categories, please click on the “End” button. END

4. The Giver Plot Please answer each question in this category.

5. Plot #1 • Why is the Pilot released from the Community? • A. He was a spy. • B. He was late with his delivery. • C. He misread his navigational instructions. • D. He crashed.

6. A. He was a spy. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #1 and try again. TryAgain.

7. B. He was late with his delivery. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #1 and try again. Try Again.

8. C. He misread his navigational directions. • You are correct! Please proceed to Plot #2. Plot #2

9. D. He crashed. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #1 and try again. Try Again.

10. Plot #2 • What does Jonas’s mother do for a living? • A. Nurturer • B. Storyteller • C. Birthmother • D. Department of Justice

11. A. Nurturer • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #2 and try again. Try Again.

12. B. Storyteller • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #2 and try again. Try Again.

13. C. Birthmother • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #2 and try again. Try Again.

14. D. Department of Justice • You are correct! Jonas’s mother works for the Department of Justice. Please proceed to Plot #3. Plot #3

15. Plot #3 • How does the Community react to the death of the child? • A. They hold a candlelight vigil. • B. They send dinner to the family. • C. They warn the children. • D. They chant the child’s name.

16. A. They hold a candlelight vigil. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #3 and try again. Try Again.

17. B. They send dinner to the family. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #3 and try again. Try Again.

18. C. They warn the children. • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #3 and try again. Try Again.

19. D. They chant the child’s name. • You are correct! Community members chant the child’s name over and over. Please proceed to Plot #4. Plot #4

20. Plot #4 • What do the numbers assigned to each child signify? • A. birth order • B. rank in school • C. department to which they belong • D. height in inches

21. A. birth order • You are correct! Their numbers tell us how “old” a child is. Please proceed to Plot #5. Plot #5

22. B. rank in school • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #4 and try again. Try Again.

23. C. department to which they belong • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #4 and try again. Try Again.

24. Height • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #4 and try again. Try Again.

25. Plot #5 • True or False? • The Nurturing Center Releases one of every set of identical twins. • True • False

26. True • You are correct! The Community would not be able to explain how two identical people existed. Please proceed to Plot #6. Plot #6

27. False • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #5 and try again. Try Again.

28. Plot #6 • This is the reason for the Chief Elder’s apology at the Ceremony of Twelve. • A. Jonas will be released. • B. She’s caused them anxiety. • C. Her shoes don’t match her outfit. • D. Children are disappointed with their Assignments.

29. A. Jonas will be released. • Jonas is not going to be released. Please return to Plot #6 and try again. Try Again.

30. B. She’s caused them anxiety. • You are correct! The Chief Elder has caused Community members anxiety by skipping Jonah. Please proceed to Plot #7. Plot #7

31. C. Her shoes don’t match her outfit. • This answer is incorrect. Members of the Community don’t see color, so they wouldn’t know this anyway. Please return to Plot #6 and try again. Try Again.

32. D. Children are disappointed with their Assignments. • This answer is incorrect. It doesn’t matter if the children like their Assignments or not. They do not have a choice in this matter. Please return to Plot #6 and try again. Try Again.

33. Plot #7 • Where did the Giver get his wisdom? • A. from his own experience • B. from reading books • C. from the previous Receiver • D. from surgery

34. A. from his own experience • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #7 and try again. Try Again.

35. B. from reading books • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #7 and try again. Try Again.

36. C. from the previous Receiver • You are correct! The previous Receiver transmitted memories to the Giver. Please proceed to Plot #8. Plot #8

37. D. from surgery • This answer is incorrect. There is no evidence that the Giver ever had surgery. Please return to Plot #7 and try again. Try Again.

38. Plot #8 • True or False? • Jonas may apply for Release. • True • False

39. True • This answer is incorrect. Jonas is not permitted to apply for Release. Please return to Plot #8 and try again. Try Again.

40. False • You are correct! If Jonas was Released, all of the memories he had accumulated would enter the minds of the Community members. Please proceed to Plot #9. Plot #9

41. Plot #9 • True or False? • Jonas’s parents refuse to tell him that they love him. • True • False

42. True • . You are correct! In the Community, love is an obsolete word. Please proceed to Plot #10. Plot #10

43. False • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #9 and try again. Try Again.

44. Plot #10 • What was the failed Receiver’s name? • A. Poppy • B. Asher • C. Fiona • D. Rosemary

45. A. Poppy • This answer is incorrect. I don’t recall there being a character named Poppy. Please return to Plot #10 and try again Try Again.

46. B. Asher • This answer is incorrect. Asher is Jonas’s best friend. Please return to Plot #10 and try again. Try Again.

47. C. Fiona • This answer is incorrect. Fiona works as a volunteer with Jonas. Please return to Plot #10 and try again. Try Again.

48. D. Rosemary • You are correct! Rosemary failed as Receiver of Memory, because she was Released. Please proceed to Plot #11. Plot #11

49. Plot #11 • True or False? • Stirrings are religious gatherings. • True • False

50. True • This answer is incorrect. Please return to Plot #11 and try again. Try Again.