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37 Cards in this Set
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Name the protagonist. How old is he? |
Jonas, he is 11
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What are family homes called?
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Family dwelling
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Who is Jonas's little sister? How old is she?
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Lily, she is seven |
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What happened to the aircraft pilot who misread his instructions?
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He was released from the community for breaking the rules.
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Who is Jonas's best friend? Describe him.
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He mixes up his words. He uses malapropisms (humourously mixing up words that are similar in sound but have different meanings |
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What is the family's nightly ritual?
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Sharing of feelings (family shares emotions of the day) |
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What is Jonas's fathers job title?
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Nurturer- Care for the new children
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What are the three reasons people are released?
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Punishment- break the rules three times
Elderly- old people Newchildren- new children who are unhealthy |
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What is Jonas's mothers job title
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Judge (department of justice) |
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Givers society's way of birthdays
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Everyone's change of age is in December. For example, the ceremony of one is when all new children turn one. |
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What is the baby's name?
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Gabriel |
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What birth number was lily assigned?
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New child twenty three |
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At what age do children receive their bicycles?
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Nine- rule is normally broken. Older siblings would teach younger siblings
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Who is the most important elder?
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The receiver
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What are comfort objects?
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Stuffed, plush imaginary creatures (stuffed animals) |
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Fiction that deals with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals |
Science fiction
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A perfect society; a place of ideal perfection (not possible) |
Utopia
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Society in which people lead fearful and often dehumanized lives
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Dystopia
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Unintentional humorous misuse of two words somewhat similar in sound but different in meaning
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Malapropism
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Story with a second meaning (symbolic) beneath the surface meaning (literal; whole book symbolizes something else (prolonged or extended metaphor)
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Allegory
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Subsitution of a mild word or phrase for a harsher one
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Euphemism
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Used car- preowned vehicle
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Euphemism
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Dystopian book which symbolizes world will end
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Allegory
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Confession and concession "I need to make a concession" instead of confession |
Malapropism
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Divergent setting |
Dystopia
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Perfect place
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Utopia
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About the Galaxy and how someone will save it
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Science fiction
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How are Jonas and Gabriel different from the rest of the community? |
Both have pale eyes; rest of community has dark eyes
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What does Jonas think his eyes give him? |
depth |
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Birth mothers viewed in the society?
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little honor |
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Against the rules to..? |
Brag or look at the naked |
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why does jonas like being in the House of the Old? |
safety, freedom, trust |
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what are stirrings? |
romantic feelings, feelings of love |
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Age 1 |
assigned name and family unit; given comfort object |
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Age 8 |
Comfort Object taken away; volunteer hours |
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Age 9 |
receive bicycles; girls lose hair ribbons |
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Age 12 |
considered an adult; receive assignments; age becomes unimportant |