Characters
This character has pale eyes, a rare trait in the community, shared only with the Receiver and Gabriel.
Who is Jonas?
This is the ultimate punishment in Jonas’s society, viewed as a permanent removal.
What is Release?
The physical feature that Jonas, Gabriel, and the Receiver share, setting them apart from others.
What is pale eyes?
This term describes a person’s usual mood or temperament.
What is disposition?
When someone feels severe mental or physical pain, they experience this.
What is anguish?
This character works at the Nurturing Center and secretly cares for Gabriel.
Who is Father?
Jonas’s community has a rule that requires members to take these daily to suppress feelings.
What are Stirrings pills?
This place is where released members of the community are said to go, though its nature is uncertain.
What is Elsewhere?
This word means to be very upset or extremely distressed.
What is distraught?
A steady increase in intensity or force is known as this.
What is crescendo?
Jonas’s friend, known for mixing up words, once asked for a "smack" instead of a "snack."
Who is Asher?
At this annual event, children advance to a new age group and receive corresponding privileges.
What is the Ceremony?
Jonas experiences this visual phenomenon while playing catch with an apple, hinting at his unique abilities.
What is Seeing Beyond?
If something is easily perceived and obvious, it is this.
What is palpable?
Full of enthusiasm and joy, this word describes someone who is energetic and lively.
What is exuberant?
The leader who presides over the Ceremony of Twelve and assigns each child's role in the community.
Who is the Chief Elder?
In Jonas’s society, each newchild receives this at the Ceremony of the Ones.
What is a name and/or a comfort object?
This name was given to a newchild to replace one who had drowned in the river.
Who is Caleb?
After breaking a minor rule, Lily was filled with a sense of __________ and wanted to make amends.
What is remorse?
With her __________ nature, Fiona paid close attention to every detail of her new role in the community.
What is meticulous?
This character is described as having a “serene” personality and often volunteers at the House of the Old.
Who is Fiona?
This item, given to Nines, symbolizes increased independence.
What is a bicycle?
This is the highest form of disgrace in Jonas's community.
What is the Name-Not-to-Be-Spoken?
Asher couldn’t help but __________ toward the sounds of laughter and excitement in the recreation area.
What is gravitate?
The rules were clear, and Jonas was warned not to __________ upon others' rights.
What is infringe?