Jonas learns that his dream is part of a feeling called "Stirrings" and he will need to take a pill • to control it. Jonas discovers that his friends are already taking the pills. • Mother assures him that is OK. She gives him the pill. • Jonas's feelings of "Stirrings" are gone by the time he arrives at school. • Chapter 6 The family is getting ready for the Ceremony. • First years receive a name and a family. • Fours receive a back-buttoned jacket to teach interdependence. • Lily becomes an eight and accepts a new jacket with buttons in front. • Nines receive bicycles. • Tens make another step toward adulthood as the girls cut their long braids and boys cut their • hair. The Ceremony takes two days. • Gabriel is not part of the "ones" because he needs another year to grow. • Jonas is nervous as the Ceremony of Twelves begins. • Chapter 7 The elevens line up on stage in the numerical order they were given at birth. • After the Ceremony, adults rarely track their ages. They are assigned spouses and apply for • children. The Chief Elder speaks to the Elevens and describes the various personalities within the • group. Fiona is assigned as caretaker of the old since she spent many hours helping in the House of • the Old. The Chief elder skips over Jonas. • Jonas does not receive an assignment. •
• Jonas learns that his dream is part of a feeling called "Stirrings" and he will need to take a pill to control it. • Jonas discovers that his friends are already taking the pills. • Mother assures him that is OK. She gives him the pill. • Jonas's feelings of "Stirrings" are gone by the time he arrives at school. Chapter 6 • The family is getting ready for the Ceremony. • First years receive a name and a family. • Fours receive a back-buttoned jacket to teach interdependence. • Lily becomes an eight and accepts a new jacket with buttons in front. • Nines receive bicycles. • Tens make another step toward adulthood as the girls cut their long braids and boys cut their hair. • The Ceremony takes two days. • Gabriel is not part of the "ones" because he needs another year to grow. • Jonas is nervous as the Ceremony of Twelves begins. Chapter 7 • The elevens line up on stage in the numerical order they were given at birth. • After the Ceremony, adults rarely track their ages. They are assigned spouses and apply for children. • The Chief Elder speaks to the Elevens and describes the various personalities within the group. • Fiona is assigned as caretaker of the old since she spent many hours helping in the House of the Old. • The Chief elder skips over Jonas. • Jonas does not receive an assignment.
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