The Giver
The community maintains this quality, which eliminates pain, choice, and color.
What is "sameness"?
This family dreams of a better life in a cramped apartment on Chicago's South Side.
Who are the Youngers?
The accident took place while Gage was working as a foreman for a company laying tracks for this mode of transportation.
What is the railroad?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come points Scrooge towards a gravestone bearing this name.
What is Ebenezer Scrooge?
This book introduces the rivalry between the lower-class "Greasers" and this group.
Who are "Socs"?
Citizens in the book receive their lifelong assignments at this ceremony.
What is the Ceremony of Twelve?
Mama's dream for the family's new home includes a small patch for this.
What are her plant/garden?
Remarkably, Phineas Gage was conscious and able to do this shortly after the iron rod passed through his head.
What is walk (or speak)?
The second spirit to visit Scrooge, known for his jovial nature and for sprinkling good cheer from his torch.
Who is the Ghost of Christmas Past?
Ponyboy Curtis's best friend, known for his quiet demeanor.
Who is Johnny?
The ultimate punishment in the seemingly perfect society is referred to by this chilling term.
What is "Release"?
Walter longs to invest his family's insurance money in this type of business.
What is a liquor store?
The iron rod entered Gage's skull near his left cheekbone and exited from this part of his head.
What is the top of his skull (or frontal lobe area)?
Scrooge's former fiancée.
Who is Belle?
The tragic fire at this location leads to the deaths of two main characters.
What is the abandoned church?
Jonas receives this assignment when he turns twelve.
What is The Receiver of Memory?
This character is Beneatha's Nigerian suitor who encourages her embrace of her African heritage.
Who is Joseph Asagai?
This is the name of the tool that went through Gage's head.
What is a tamping iron?
This was the purpose of the chains Marley's ghost wore, as a symbol of his worldly greed.
What is the result of his greed and lack of charity in life?
This Soc, Cherry Valance's boyfriend, is killed by Johnny Cade.
Who is Bob Sheldon?
This is the precise number of births permitted each year in the community, ensuring strict population control.
What is 50?
The family's new house is located in this predominantly white neighborhood, leading to conflict.
What is Clybourne Park?
After the accident, Gage was often noted as being irritable, impulsive, and lacking in this social quality.
What is empathy (or self-control)?
This character, Scrooge's former employer, represents the antithesis of Scrooge's miserly ways by throwing a lively Christmas party.
Who is Fezziwig?
The rumble, a large fight between the two gangs, takes place here.
What is the vacant lot near the park?