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Chapter 20

 * 1) What do you think The Giver means when he says, “//They know nothing”//? Do you agree? Explain.
 * 2) Do you agree now with the statement that “memories need to be shared”? Explain why you do or do not?
 * 3) Now what do you think pale eyes signify? Explain how you came to that conclusion.
 * 4) How did The Giver and Jonas plan to change the society in the book?
 * 5) Why did The Giver decide to stay behind to help the community? Do you think he made the right decision? Why or why not?

Chapter 21

 * 1) Why does Jonas feel that he must leave earlier than planned?
 * 2) How do you feel about Father when he is so calm and sweet when he talks about Gabe’s release?
 * 3) What would have happened to Jonas and Gabe if the searchers caught them? Explain your answer.
 * 4) What do you think happened in the community the day that Jonas left? What do you think The Giver did?
 * 5) Why do you think the planes stopped?

Chapter 22

 * 1) What new things, images, and feelings do Jonas and Gab experience in this chapter?
 * 2) If Jonas and Gabriel starve, will their efforts have been worth it in your opinion? Explain your thinking.
 * 3) Why does the book say, “he had made the wrong choice” and a few lines later say “there had not really been a choice”? How might you explain these contradictory statements?
 * 4) What could have brought Jonas to the point where he could cry for Gabriel but not for himself?
 * 5) What do you think will happen next?

=__Chapter 23__=


 * 1) Jonas has a feeling that Elsewhere is near, even though he has no solid evidence. Have you ever had a similar experience? Explain what happened.
 * 2) How does the content of Jonas’s memories change as he approaches the summit of the hill?
 * 3) What does it mean that Jonas found a memory of his own?
 * 4) What questions did the author leave unanswered at the end of the book?
 * 5) How did you interpret the end of this book?