Name: ______Key_________
Block: _______
Ch. 21 - 23 Study Guide
Vocabulary: Draw a line from each word on the left to its meaning on the right.
Then use the numbered words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
augment
fugitives
languid
lethargy
taut
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
inactive, spiritless
tightly stretched
sluggish inactivity
add to
people who flee from danger
1. Jonas coaxed Gabe to sleep with the memory of the rhythmic sound of
___languid________ water lapping hypnotically against a beach.
2. Facing starvation, Jonas combed the fields to _____augment___ the food
supply.
3. Together the ___fugitives____ slept through the first dangerous day.
4. After endless miles on the bicycle, Jonas’s leg muscles were taut_____.
5. The memory of sunshine helped Jonas shake off the feeling of ___lethargy__
and restored his will to live.
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences
Chapter 21, Pages 163-170
1. How did Father’s sweet, sing-song voice affect Jonas on their last evening
together? ____His father is proposing a heartless treatment for Gabriel in
a voice as if it were nothing.
2. Why doesn’t the plan for Jonas’s escape work out?
The plan does not work out because Jonas’s father mentions at dinner time
that they are going to release Gabriel in the morning, so Jonas runs away and
takes Gabriel with him.
Chapter 22, Pages 171-174
1. What new things and images and feelings do Jonas and Gabe experience in
Chapter 22? They are shown animals, rain, sunshine, cold, being scared,
confused, hunger, not sameness.
2. Why does Jonas no longer to care about himself? He cares about Gabriel’s
wellbeing. It was more important than his own life. He loves Gabe as his
brother.
Chapter 23, Pages 175-180
1. How are these details significant in Chapter 23: weather, snow, sled, music?
weather- for the first time they experience weather: It is a sign that they
have reached elsewhere.
Snow: represents innocence.
Sled: represents his first memory
Music: does not exist in the community. Something new.
2. Was the reader led to believe that Gabe could survive in a different kid of
community? (Answers will vary.) No, because… or Yes, because...
3. Why do you think the author ended the story as Jonas was traveling toward his
destination? The author lets the reader decide what happens to Jonas and
Gabriel. The ending is inconclusive. The reader is left hanging...it’s up to
them to decide how the book ends.
4. What questions did the author leave unanswered at the end of the book? How
did you interpret the ending? Did you approve of the ending? (Answers will vary. )
Literary Element: Conflict
Conflict in literature refers to the class of opposing forces. There are three major
forms of conflict. Use the chart below to record how each is evident in the last
three chapters of the novel.
Person vs. Person
o Jonas vs Father
o Jonas vs his family
o
Jonas vs the community
Person vs. Nature
o Jonas vs the untended road
Ex. his accident due to the rock.
o Jonas vs weather – ex. snow, rain
o
Jonas vs hunger
Person v. Self
o Jonas vs the decision if he made the right choice
by leaving the community. ex. If he did not leave,
they would survive and would never be hungry. If
he stayed he would be hungry for other
things…ex. color, choices, love etc…