Precision of Language
The specific word Jonas chooses to describe his feeling about the Ceremony.
Apprehensive
The number of children allowed per family unit.
Two (one boy, one girl)
The position Jonas is selected for.
Receiver of Memory
The unusual physical trait Jonas shares with the Newchild, Gabriel.
Pale eyes
The number of rules listed on Jonas' one-page instruction sheet.
Eight
To be "released" is generally a punishment, except for these two groups.
The Old and Newchildren
Children start volunteer hours at the
Ceremony of Eight
The specific rule Asher broke as a child, leading to a public apology.
Precision of Language
The object that "changed" in mid-air while Jonas was playing catch.
An apple
What will Jonas experience during training that he has not experienced before?
Physical pain
The term for the ritual where family members share their feelings at dinner.
The Telling of Feelings
The specific ceremony where girls remove their ribbons.
Ceremony of Nine
The amount of time since the last "failure" of assignment.
Ten years
What Jonas must take to stop "The Stirrings."
Treatment/Pills
The one thing Jonas is now permitted to do that was strictly forbidden to all others.
Lie
The word used to describe Jonas when he was given "Receiver of Memory."
Selected
At age 10, children undergo this physical change.
Haircuts
The four qualities the Chief Elder says a Receiver must possess.
Intelligence, Integrity, Courage, and Wisdom
When discussing a change to a rule, which Elder must be consulted?
The Receiver
The reason Jonas can no longer share his dreams during the morning ritual.
Rule #5 - Prohibited from dream telling
The title for the highest degree of disgrace for a name.
Not-To-Be-Spoken
What was written on the nameplates of Twelves after the ceremony?
Citizen-in-training
The Murmur of Replacement occurred after the naming of this Newchild.
Caleb
The "Fifth Quality" that the Chief Elder says Jonas is only just beginning to experience.
Jonas realized his training left little room for what?
Recreation