◼︎ Chapter 6 / pages 51 - 62

  1. Why do the jackets of the Fours, Fives and Sixes have buttons at the back?

  2. What do the front-button jackets and bicycles signify? What do these jackets mean for children?

  3. Who attends the Ceremony?

  4. Why isn’t Gabrielle at the Ceremony with the other babies getting Named and Placed?

  5. Who is Phillipa?

  6. What happened to the first Caleb?

  7. Explain the Murmur-of-Replacement Ceremony.

  8. Eights get pockets in their jackets. What does the addition of jacket pockets signify?

  9. If you don’t fit in to a community, what can you do?

  10. What factors are considered when spouses (wife and husband) are matched?

NOTE: In the 4th quarter, the ABCD answers are now 10 points (instead of 3)

ABCD (Above & Beyond the Call of Duty) — the only way to get to 50/50 (A+); you may also need the points if you’ve dropped points for questions 1-10.

  • Jonas’s community marks each year clearly using jackets, buttons, pockets, bicycles, hair, and haircutes.

  • Each changes means a child is more mature, more grown up.

  • How does our society mark growing up?

  • Note at least four growing-up “markers” in our society.

  • If you’re stuck, ask an adult for their thoughts.