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Question #8

Which two details are TRUE about how marriages happen within the community?

People are allowed to decide for themselves who they will marry.

People are told they must marry someone with the same assignment.

People must apply to receive a spouse and sometimes must wait a long while for approval.

People must marry someone that has the same intelligence level, energy level, and personality.

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Chapter 6

What is this chapter mainly about?

What is the author's purpose for providing details about how the children's jackets change as they grow older?

In this chapter, the reader learns that Gabriel has received a special "reprieve."

Which phrase from the story best help the reader determine the meaning of "reprieve"?

Jonas's family has to sign a pledge promising to "relinquish" Gabriel.

What does the word "relinquish" mean?

Lily's new jacket comes with pockets. What is the significance of this detail within the community?

What is the author's purpose for mentioning Fritz, one of the new Nines, in this chapter?

What happens at the Ceremony of Ten?

Which two details are TRUE about how marriages happen within the community?

How does Jonas feel about the Ceremony of Twelves, just as the chapter ends?

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Question #2

The individual numbers assigned to children are used occasionally, even after children have been given their name.

Which two sentences from this chapter best support that claim?

"They were arranged by their original numbers, the numbers they had been given at birth."

"The numbers were rarely used after the Naming."

"But each child knew his number, of course."

"Sometimes parents used them in irritation at a child's misbehavior, indicating that mischief made one unworthy of a name."