Daily Life
This is the age when children receive their bicycles.
Nine
The action taken for the elderly, a newchild who isn't thriving, or a repeat rule-breaker.
Release
This is the term for the job or role a child is given by the Committee of Elders.
Assignment
Jonas' best friend and is known for being fun-loving and talkative.
Asher
This is the month when the annual ceremonies are held.
December
The evening ritual where family members gather for dinner and participate in this act.
The Telling of Feelings
At age 10, children undergo this physical change.
Haircut
Jonas feels this way about the Ceremony of Twelve.
Apprehensive
This is the Newchild that Jonas' father brings home to stay with them temporarily.
Gabriel
During this ceremony, Newchildren are given their names and assigned to families.
Ceremony of One
The morning ritual where families gather for breakfast and discuss this.
The Telling of Dreams
This is the rule that is almost always broken and "not taken seriously."
Teaching younger siblings to ride a bike before Nine.
This word describes the "sameness" of the community, where everything is orderly and predictable.
Uniformity
Jonas notices that he and Gabriel both share this unusual physical trait.
Pale or light eyes.
This is the most important ceremony where they receive their life jobs.
Ceremony of Twelve
Jonas' father holds this job, which involves caring for the "newchildren."
Nurturer
If you want to leave the community, you must apply for this.
Elsewhere
The community emphasizes "Precision of _____" to ensure no one tells a lie or exaggerates.
Language
When discussing a change to a rule, which Elder must be consulted?
The Receiver.
The number of children born the previous year.
Fifty
To keep the population stable, every family unit is strictly limited to this many children. (Be specific)
Two, one boy and one girl.
This is the name for the pills, Jonas must start taking to stop the "Stirrings."
Treatment
To "Chastise" someone means to do this.
Scold or punish
The Murmur of Replacement occured after the naming of this Newchild.
Caleb
Fours, Fives, and Sixes wear jackets that fasten in the back to teach them this social skill.
Interdependence or helping each other