◼︎ Chapter 8 / pages 74 - 81
 ◼︎ Chapter 9 / pages 82 - 90

  1. The Chief Elder announces that Jonas has not been assigned, he’s been selected.

    • What does she mean by this?

  2. Who among the Elders was “watching Jonas intently” (p.76)?

  3. What qualities (like “honesty” or “friendliness”) were the Elders looking for in the next Receiver?

    • List at least three qualities. (Five qualities are mentioned in chapter 8.)

  4. What must Jonas experience as a Receiver-in-training that he has never (really) experienced before?

  5. Jonas was going to refuse the selection when “the thing happened again.”

    • What happened?

  6. How do Jonas’s friends respond to his “selection”?

  7. Copy out #3 from the single piece of paper in Jonas’s folder (p. 86).

    • Why do you think this item is on the list?

  8. Copy out #7 from the single piece of paper in Jonas’s folder (p. 87)

    • Why do you think this item is on the list?

  9. Copy out #8 from the single piece of paper in Jonas’s folder (p. 87)

    • Why do you think this item is on the list?

  10. How does Jonas react to learning he will experience pain and cannot take pain medication to make it go away?

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.

  • Once the hero/ine crosses “The Threshold” s/he is alone, separate, different.

  • How is Jonas now alone, separate, different?