It means to be punished, scolded, or get reprimanded for something you did that was bad.
What is chastise?
100
This character has an elephant as her comfort object. She also gets mad at a boy from another community because he cuts her in line for the slide.
Lily
100
The age nine you are allowed to do this activity.
What is ride a bicycle?
100
This is the most important ceremony
What is ceremony of twelves?
100
Compare the similarities between Jonas and his friend best friend?
Both Jonas and Asher are twelves. They are both doing their volunteer hours and neither male has a strong idea of where they will be placed for their job assignment.
200
It means to feel nervous, uneasy, or fearful about something
what is apprehensive?
200
This person works for the Department of Justice
Who is Jonas's mother?
200
This is a ritual that all family units must do after finishing their evening meal.
What is evening telling of feelings?
200
This is the rule that Jonas's father broke and admitted to doing to his family unit
What is looking up the name of the new child, Gabe?
200
Critique the pros (good) and cons (bad) of Jonas's community?
Pros: there is no war, no fighting, everyone is equal and treated the same, everyone is happy, you cannot make mistakes.
Cons: you have no choices, no freedom, cannot decide your future or what you do/who you marry.
300
It means, so intense that it can be almost touched. To remember a moment or something so clearly you can almost feel it or touch it.
what is palpable
300
The person is described as "fun" and doesn't really have any serious interests. He is Jonas's best friend.
Who is Asher?
300
This is the number and gender of children in each family unit.
What is two children and one male, one female?
300
These are the only two occassions when it is not considered a punishment to be released from the community.
What is the release of the elderly and release of a new child?
300
Assess the reasons for why you no longer hang out with your old friends after you turn twelve?
You now hang out with people of your same interest group or job assignment. These people will be going through the same training that you will go through and therefore you will spend most of your time with them. You are training for your career now instead of hanging out with friends during at school or going to recreation.
400
Use the word chastise correctly in a sentence.
What is (chastise-to reprimand severely)
400
This person works at the nurturing center and cares for the young child Gabe
Jonas's father
400
At this age you must give up your comfort object.
What is age 8?
400
The place that keeps all of the recorded private ceremonies and where you can find information like your age after twelve.
What is the Hall of Closed Records?
400
Cite evidence for why the Receiver is the most important person in the community?
The reciever is the most important person in the community because it states in the book that he is the one in charge of changing any rules and has the final say in the rules for the community.
500
Give examples or explain what a utopian community is like.
What is a perfect world, where everyone is the same and treated equally, there is no pain, war, or wrongdoings, there is only love, happiness, and good?
500
This person has pale eyes like Jonas and is a new child set to be released from the community
Who is Gabe?
500
Three major transgressions result in this.
What is to be released?
500
This is something you can do if you are not happy with the job assignment that the elders give you.
What is an appeal process?
500
What would happen if Jonas decides he is unhappy with his job placement after the ceremony of twelves? How likely is it that this event would actually take place? Give reasons why.
Jonas could go through the appeal process to try to get his job changed. However, this is not very likely that he would be able to change his job. The elders spend a lot of time studying the elevens during their volunteer hours to carefully assess what job assignment would be most appropriate for each eleven.