Chapter 6
Jackets that fastened down the back so that they would have to help each other dress and would learn interdependence.
A) Dependence of two or more people on each other.
B) Can be by themselves.
C) Needing to get something done.
A) Dependence of two or more people on each other.
Sometimes parents used them in irritation at a child's misbehavior, indicating that mischief made one unworthy.
A) Not deserving.
B) Deserving.
C) In trouble.
A) Not deserving.
Earlier that day, dressing in his own dwelling, he had practiced the kind of jaunty, self-assured walk.
A) Stumbling.
B) Having a lively, cheerful manner.
C) Anxious.
B) Having a lively, cheerful manner.
"See you in the morning, Recreation Director!" he called, dismounting by his door as Asher continued on.
A) To get on something.
B) To get off of something.
C) To throw something.
B) To get off of something.
The annex was very ordinary, its door unremarkable.
A) Amazing.
B) Not interesting.
C) Mundane.
B) Not interesting.
The community was extraordinarily safe, each citizen watchful and protective of all children.
A) Extremely upsetting.
B) Very unusual or remarkable.
C) Not remarkable.
B) Very unusual or remarkable.
"To curb any impulse that might set you apart from the group."
A) A wild act.
B) To calm yourself.
C) A sudden strong urge to act.
C) A sudden strong urge to act.
"Therefore the selection must be sound. It must be a unanimous choice of the Committee."
A) Everyone hates the choice.
B) Broken.
C) Fully in agreement.
C) Fully in agreement.
Jonas was shocked. A name designated Not-to-be-spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace.
A) Loss of reputation or respect.
B) Highest honor.
C) Something a mom does to her child.
A) Loss of reputation or respect.
The bed was draped with splendid cloth over ints entire surface with intricate designs.
A) Something that you cut with scissors.
B) Boring.
C) Very complicated in detail.
C) Very complicated in detail.
But once a year, they all smiled indulgently at the little ones waiting to receive their names.
A) Wanting less.
B) A tendency to be overly generous.
C) Happily.
B) A tendency to be overly generous.
Her obvious interest in the important process of providing nourishment for the community.
A) Something that is thrown away.
B) Food or other substance necessary for growth.
C) Something that is celebrated.
B) Food or other substance necessary for growth.
The he heard the gasp-the sudden intake of breath, drawn sharply in astonishment.
A) Greatly surprised or impressed.
B) Not surprising.
C) Necessary.
A) Greatly surprised or impressed.
But he noticed that Lily was watching him solemnly, her thumb in her mouth.
A) Not serious.
B) Serious.
C) Perplexed.
B) Serious.
But the most conspicuous difference was the books.
A) Ordinary.
B) Deflecting attention to something.
C) Attracting someone's attention.
C) Attracting someone's attention.
They rose in an exuberant swell when the one parental pair, glowing with pride too their new Caleb.
A) Dull.
B) Not excited.
C) Filled with energy and excitement.
C) Filled with energy and excitement.
"Your elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior."
A) To conform to a standard.
B) To be yourself.
C) To obey your parents.
A) To conform to a standard.
The applause was piecemeal, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm.
A) The lowest point in sound.
B) A bridge.
C) The loudest point reached increasing in sound.
C) The loudest point reached increasing in sound.
Those times had been happy and vital times for him.
A) Fun
B) Important
C) Unimportant
B) Important.
"So I may neglect to make things as clear as I should."
A) Fail to care for.
B) Caring for someone.
C) To make feel special.
A) Fail to care for.
They would relinquish him without protest or appeal when he was assigned to his own family unit.
A) To give up.
B) Ready to fight.
C) To throw away.
A) To give up.
Asher's cheerful disposition was well-known throughout the community.
A) Being unkind to someone.
B) A person's qualities or character.
C) Manners.
B) A person's qualities or character.
The acquisition of wisdom will come through his training.
A) Lost through training.
B) Obtained through training.
C) Not known to the public.
B) Obtained through training.
The prohibition of dream-telling, he thought, would not be a real problem.
A) The action of allowing something.
B) The action of forbidding something by law.
C) Happily.
B) The action of forbidding something by law.
"The failure of the previous selection was ten years ago, and my energy is starting to diminish."
A) To feel bad about something that happened.
B) To feel excited.
C) To make or become less.
C) To make or become less.