Rafael+D

October 4 **Chapter 1** Boy in the painted cave Prewrite 1:One of the conflicts is that 1: I'm good at druming on things.

2: When I drum I feel proud that I could drum the way I do.

3: If I wasn't aloud to drum I would feel very disapointed and angry.

December16,2006 The Giver


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followed by silence. Why will he be released? Where will they be released to? Does he get to go where he wants to? The ceremony of twelve was the last of the ceremonies. How is twelve the last of the ceremonies? Why don't they have ceremonies for the people older than twelve?
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 * RELEASED,**the voice had said,
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He waited for his father to chastise Lilly. Why just chastise her? Why not something more strict? Why did he wait and not just tell his father?
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He helped the woman from the chair,led her to the tub,removed her robe,and steadied her with his hand on her armas she stepped in and lowered herself. Wouldn't Jonas be discusted? How can he look at a naked old lady and not care? Why do they let kids look at old people in the nude? He rarely dreamed. Why does he rarely dream? How do the others dream and Jonas doesn't?
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But there was no murmmer-of-the-Replacement Ceremony for the new Roberto. Why do they have Replacement Ceremonies? Why would they replace people?
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He was sitting in the seat marked nineteen. But they //skipped// him. Why did they skip him? Was he on the wrong number? Did he make a mistake? Did they make a mistake? Jonas moved his hands together,clapping, but it was an automatic,meaningless gesture that he wasn't even aware of. How was he clapping automaticly? Why was it a meaningless clap?
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It had never occured to him that he might apply for release. What is so bad about release? Why do they need to apply for release? Why not just get chosen to be released? Why doesn't it occur to him?
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"That meant nothing to you,did it?"he asked. Jonas was confused ."I didn't understand it, sir.""Of course you didn't .You don't know what snow is,do you? "Or a sled?Runners?" "No,sir,"Jonas said. "Downhill?The termmeans nothing to you?" "Nothing sir." Why doesn't Jonas know about snow? Why doesn't he know about downhill? Why doesn't he know about sleds?
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"Call me the Giver,"he told Jonas. Is the old man the main character? Is Jonas the main character? Why does the old manwant Jonas to call him the receiver?
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The boy stared at him. "Water,"he begged again. If they're in a war why does he need water? Aren't they supplied with those kinds of things in the army?
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I can see that it's a //dangerous// way to live Why is it a dangerous way to live? What is so dangerous about it?
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He saw his friend,aiming an imaginary weapon in his hand,dart from behind one tree to another. How do they know about weapons? Who told them about weapons? Wouldn't the reciever and Giver only know about weapons? Does everyone have the memory of weapons?
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He laughed a little,but the laughter was not lighthearted. Why doesn't he lagh lighthearted? What does it mean to lagh lighthearted? Why didn't he just lagh normally.
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He killed it! My father killed it!Jonas said to himself,stunned at what he was realizing.He continued to stare at the screen numbly. Why would they kill a little baby? I don't think it's right to just kill people for no reason. How could they just kill an innosent baby?
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"I want you to come,Giver,"Jonas pleaded. Where does Jonas want the Giver to go? Where is Jonas going? Why is Jonas leaving? Why does he want the Giverto go with him?
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He knew that in the danger of his escape he must be absolutely silent; but with his heart and mind,he called back and hoped that with his capacity for hearing-beyond,The Giver would know that jonas had said goodbye. How does he hear beyond? When you're the Receiver/Giver does you're hearing advance?
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They ate some berries,and tried without success to catch a bird. How did they get berries,I thought they weren't in an agricultural area any more?
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Using his final strength,and a special knowledge that was deep inside him, Jonas found the sled that was waiting for them at the top of the hill. Why was there a sled at the top of the hill? Did someone leave it there? When did they go over there? How did they know Jonas was going to be there( the reciever?)
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 * Extra Questions**

How did the community stop earthquakes, if they didnt why didnt the receiver nor the giver any memory of one?

In chapter 22 what was the strange creature jonas and gabriel saw?