How many children can each family unity have in the community?
Two- One boy and One girl
100
Vocabulary word meaning "distracted or deeply agitated"
Distraught
100
Why is Gabe, the new child, staying with Jonas's family instead of at the nurturing center?
He is not developing quickly enough and so Jonas's father wanted to give him extra attention
100
What is the family morning ritual in the community?
Telling of Dreams
200
Who is Jonas's sister?
Lily
200
What is a "comfort object"? Why are they so foreign or interesting to the children?
A comfort object is a stuffed animal. They are interesting because no one in the community has ever seen a real live animal.
200
Vocabulary word meaning "to be punished or criticized"
Chastisement
200
What ritual occurs each night with Jonas's family at the evening meal
The sharing of feelings
200
What is the cure for the "stirrings"?
Taking a pill
300
Who is Jonas's best friend?
Asher
300
Which unimportant rule is almost always broken by children in the community?
Riding a bicycle before you are 9
300
Vocabulary word meaning "to feel anxious or uneasy over something that is about to happen"
Apprehensive
300
What did Jonas steal from the recreation center?
BONUS: why did he steal it?
An apple
BONUS: he stole it because he saw it change
300
Why was Jonas so terrified during his Ceremony of Twelves?
His number got skipped
400
Who appears in Jonas's dream that makes him uncomfortable?
Fiona
400
What is so important about the ceremony of 12?
Children receive their job assignments
400
Vocabulary word meaning "to speak in a dull, monotonous voice"
Droning
400
When does this story begin (what month)?
November (just before December when the Age Ceremonies happen)
400
What job is Jonas selected for?
New Receiver of Memory
500
Who is the most important member of the community?
The Receiver
500
What happens to elderly people, newchildren who do not develop properly or community members who break a rule more than twice?
BONUS: Where do people go when this happens?
They are Released.
BONUS: Nobody Know
500
Vocabulary term meaning "readiness or quickness for learning"
Aptitude
500
How is the release of an elderly person at the House of the Old different from the release of a newchild?
Release of the old is a celebration of life, release of a newchild is a sad failure
500
The chief elder states that Jonas has the ability to "see beyond"- what event have we read about where this happened to Jonas?