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The Giver Chapter 23
8. Which of these things did not happen in chapter 23?
a) It snowed. b) Jonas found a sled. c) He gave Gabriel a memory of warmth. d) They all happened.
9. What does Jonas think he hears from the place he left? a) planes b) shouts c) talking d) music
10. Jonas says what he heard behind him may have been nothing but an "echo." If it was real, how could you explain
what he heard?
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11. In a paragraph, describe what you predict will happen to Jonas and Gabriel after their sled-ride.
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Vocabulary: Use the glossary attached to fill in the following sentence with the appropriate words:
12. The old man moved his lips ________________________ as he asked for a sip of water.
13. The thick forest _________________________ the small cabin from view.
14. The surgeon made a small ______________________in the patient's knee in order to begin the operation.
15. The pioneers faced conquering a ____________________ new land that stretched for thousands of miles to
the west.
16. My disappointed suspicions were ________________________ when I saw my friend stealing a CD at the mall.
17. Lando's ________________________increased after lunch when he would nearly fall asleep.
18. Almost ___________________________ she could hear the squeak of the tiny mouse who'd been sneaking into
her kitchen at night.
19. The deadline for my essay ________________________ ahead like the edge of a cliff.
20. With a sigh of _______________________, Bonnie gave in to her mother's nagging and cleaned her room.

confirmed (174) proved; made definite diminished (174) lessened; got smaller feebly (174) weakly perception (174) an impression; an understanding; a sense of loomed (175) something ahead in distance or time that appears threatening, frightening, or very large obscured (175) blurred; darkened; hidden imperceptibly (175) almost not noticed; slightly lethargy (176) tiredness; lack of energy, activity, or enthusiasm resignation (176) a reluctant or unwilling acceptance of something crested (177) came to the top of incision (178) a cut; a slit vast (179) huge; immense; far-reaching