Chapter 1
What is the main character's name?
What is a comfort object?
A stuffed animal.
What do Gabriel and Jonas have in common?
Light eyes.
What is Jonas's friend's (who is a girl) name?
Fiona!
What do people do every morning?
Talk about their dreams.
What is flying over the community?
A plane on the wrong course.
What happens when someone does not follow the rules?
They get released.
What does Jonas take from the Recreation Area?
An Apple.
Where are they volunteering?
The House of Old!
What was Jonas's dream about?
It was called the Stirrings and it was about Fiona in the house of old.
When do family units tell their feelings to one another?
At dinner every night.
Tell me one of the rules that you know.
Could be any of the valid rules.
What job does Lily mention wanting to have?
A birthmother.
Who is allowed to be seen in the nude?
Only newchildren and the elderly.
What feeling does Jonas describe about the stirrings?
"The wanting"
What is Jonas's fathers job?
A Nurturer. He takes care of the newchildren.
At what age can students start to ride bikes?
9 years old!
(but they can be on the back of bikes at any age)
How often do people see their reflection?
Not often at all, they have barely any mirrors!
Who was Roberto?
An elderly man who was released.
What happens at the age of 10 during the Ceremony?
Their hair is cut so that they can look more mature.
How is Jonas feeling at the beginning of the book?
He can't quite place his feelings, but he says frightened at first and then apprehensive.
How do they pick the jobs for the people coming of age?
The people observing see how they fit in at the places they are volunteering at.
Why does Jonas take the item from the Recreation Area?
He sees a flash of something he can't describe (which is color).
What was Robertos ceremony like?
It was a celebration of life, almost like a funeral he was there for.
Where do people get released to?
Elsewhere.