Plot
The important community event coming up in December.
What is the Ceremony?
The main character.
Who is Jonas?
The result of the Pilot's wrong turn a year ago.
What is being released?
The leaders of the community who decide on the Assignments.
What is the Committee of Elders?
The name of the place where all the citizens live and work.
What is the community?
The feeling Jonas pinpoints he is feeling during Chapter 1.
What is apprehensive?
The main character's sister.
Who is Lily?
The main reason Gabriel is staying with Jonas' family at night.
What is not sleeping soundly?
This is required after a small transgression, like being late for class.
What is an apology?
The term used to describe the home of each family unit.
What is a dwelling?
The ritual that each family unit does during their evening meal.
What is the sharing of feelings?
The main character's best friend.
Who is Asher?
The way Jonas described what happened to the apple during the game of catch.
What is "it changed"?
What is the Ceremony of One?
The place where newchildren are cared for from birth until their first Ceremony.
What is the Nurturing Center?
The object that Jonas took home from the play area even though it was not allowed.
What is an apple?
The newchild who is staying overnight at Jonas' dwelling.
Who is Gabriel?
The main concern Jonas has about the Ceremony of Twelve.
What is his Assignment?
A required number of these must be done to get an Assignment at the Ceremony.
What are volunteer hours?
The place where the Old are taken for their celebration of release.
What is the Releasing Room?
The feature that Lily and Jonas notice first when their father brought Gabriel home.
What are his light eyes?
The most important Elder.
Who is the Receiver?
What is Stirrings?
It is considered rude to call attention to these things about individuals.
What are differences?
The place where Jonas does his volunteer hours in chapter 4.
What is the House of the Old?