Names
Who is the main character?
Jonas
What is expected if someone is late in this society?
A formal apology
What happens in the ceremony of Nine? List 2 things.
Get a bicycle and a more adult hair cut.
What happens in the Nurturing Centre?
Looking after small children.
What was Lily's mother's reaction when Lily announced that she would like to get assigned to be a birthmother?
Horror. "Lily!" Mother spoke sharply. "Don't say that. There's very little honour in that Assignment."
What is Jonas' little sister's name?
Lily
Why do you think mirrors were rare in the community?
No real need of them - everybody looked the same and it was rude to point out difference.
What happens in the Ceremony for Ones?
Naming and they get a family.
Where was Jonas when he noticed the apple changed?
The recreation area.
"There was talk about changing the rule and giving the bicycles at an earlier age. A committee was studying the idea. When something went to a committee for study, the people always joked about it. They said the committee members would become Elders by the time the rule change was made."
What does the reader understand from this?
That committees take a very long time to decide anything.
What is the name of the new child that Jonas' family looks after at night?
Gabriel/ Gabe
What was the job of the Speaker? Be specific.
To make announcements such as reminding people of the rules.
What happens in the Ceremony of 12?
They receive their assignments and considered adults.
Where does Jonas' little sister Lily go during the after school hours?
Childcare centre
What does it mean to be released?
Killed
Who would you consider to be Jonas' best friend?
Asher
How many children were in each year (if none had been released)?
50
What year do the people start doing volunteer hours?
Eight
Where do citizens go when they injure themselves?
Rehabilitation Centre
Jonas and Lily state that some other children acted like "animals", but neither child understood what this word meant. What does this suggest?
There are no longer any animals.
Who is the person who hands out the assignments to the 12s?
The Chief Elder.
It was against the rules for children or adults to look at each other's nakedness, but this rule didn't apply to 2 groups.
Newchildren and the Old.
What time of year does everyone increase in age?
December
Where does Jonas go to receive his training?
The Annexe
The Chief Elder uses humour to when talking about Asher at the ceremony. She states, "We did not consider for an instant designating Asher as an Instructor of Threes." The audience howled with laughter. Why?
Instructors of Threes were in charge of the acquisition of correct language.