The Giver Chapter 2

At the Ceremony of Ones,

• The Giver names each child

• The parents name their child

• The children are provided with a name ahead of time

• The children select their own name later in life

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Jonas is surprised that his father broke a rule by...

• Lying to the Elders about how many children were in his family

• Cutting in line at the Ceremony for the Ones

• Checking the Naming List ahead of time

• Treating Jonas differently than Lily

The name of the child that Jonas' father is nurturing will be

• Jonas

• Gabriel (Gabe)

• John (Johnathon)

• Winston

Most children in Jonas' community break the rule that

• children are not allowed to attend school before age four

• children are not allowed to learn how to ride a bike before age nine

• children are not allowed to call each other by a nickname

• children are not allowed to ask about place outside of the community

Jonas' parents remind him that after the Ceremony of Twelve...

• Jonas will need to begin paying taxes like adults

• Jonas will no longer spend as much time with his current friends (Elevens)

• Jonas will need to change his name to something of his choice.

• Jonas will need to tell Asher that Asher must be released.