15 POINTS The Giver Chapters 6-9

1. Why do the members of the community react to Jonas as they do following the Naming Ceremony?
2. Asher is Jonas’s best friend, but they seem to have little in common. How do the two boys differ?
3. Why isn’t baby Gabriel present at the naming ceremony?
4. In the Chief Elder’s speech to the new twelves at the Ceremony of Twelve, she says, “Today, we honor your differences.” Is this surprising? Why or why not?
5. Which rule in Jonas’s packet terrifies him, and why?