The Community
Jonas
Making Inferences [ ALL PLAY]
Rules & Rituals
Assignments
100

All families live in small, basic homes called this.

What are Dwellings?

100

Jonas feels this key emotion his first day back at school after his first day of training.

What is Isolated/Alone?

100

The community’s acceptance of the idea of “Release”, shows what major theme?

Answers will vary.

Conformity \ Conditioned thinking

100

Jonas’s couldnt use the word “starving”. This shows an important rule in the community, which is?

What is precision of language

100

At the ceremony of the ones, children receive this.

What are names and family units?

200

Asher was constantly coming late to school, because of this he had to:

What is Publicly Apologize?

200

The first memory Jonas receives is about this experience.

What is sledding in snow?

200

A theme that can be taken away from Jonas first experience with Sunburn.

Things that bring pleasure can also bring pain.

200

Each morning begins with this sharing ritual.

What is telling dreams?

200

This assignment involves nurturing infants until they are placed with families.

What is a Nurturer?

300

Pointing out differences between people in the community is considered this.

Rude

300

Jonas felt this emotion before the ceremony of twelve:

What is Apprehensive?

300

The assignment/control of names, families, jobs, and language takes aware this key human trait.

What is Individuality / Choice?

300

This rule requires citizens to communicate after dinner each night.

What is sharing of feelings?

300

Name 5 assignments

Answers will vary

400

This policy reveals how the community separates biological reproduction from parenting to avoid attachment.

What is assigning children to family units (or births through Birthmothers)?

400

Jonas begins to notice this ability when he sees objects differently.

What is seeing beyond (or seeing color)?

400

What key similarity is there between Jonas being skipped during the ceremony of twelve and his training/assignment?

Both displayed Jonas being isolated.
Separation from the community

400

Breaking rules repeatedly can result in this serious consequence.

What is release?

400

These people decide the assignments for each upcoming eleven

what is the committee of Elders?

500

Citizens take pills to suppress this as they grow older.

What are stirrings?

500

Jonas’s journey in the first half of the novel is mainly about him changing from someone who follows rules into someone who begins to do this.

What is question (or think for himself)?

500

Families do not choose their children, suggesting the community wants to prevent this emotion.

What is strong emotional attachment (or deep love)?

500

At this age, kids begin their volunteer hours in the community.

What is 8 years old? 

500

The Receiver’s training is done in private with this person.

Who is The Giver?