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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What event, in the past, had caused Jonah to actually feel “frightened”? (pg. 1-3)
What did Jonah say to his friend, Asher, which earned him a “brief and serious talk”? (pg. 3)
How does the text describe Asher, what is he like? (pg. 4-5)
What “ritual” does Jonas’ family unit take part in each evening? (pg. 6)
What made Lily “very angry”? (pg. 6-7)
What is Jonas’ Father’s job and what difficulty is he facing at work? (pg. 9)
What “two occasions” could bring about the “release” of a community member besides as a punishment? (pg. 9-10)
Where does Mother work and what difficulty is she dealing with in her job? (pg. 11)
What is Jonas “apprehensive” about? (pg. 12)
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
The text says, “It was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community.” (pg. 1) Why might that be?
There are several mentions of people being “released” from the community, sometimes as a punishment (pg. 3 & 11) but not always (pg. 9-10). What do you think this term means and why?
“Empathy” refers to the ability to understand or share the feelings of someone else. How did Father help Lily have some empathy? (pg. 8)
What are some examples of things in the community which strike you as not quite normal?
What phrase in chapter 1 is repeated most often? Why might this be important to the story?
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Are rules an important part of life? Why or why not?
Do you think rules can ever become a bad thing? If so, what would be an example of that?
How important is it to be precise in our use of language? Should we take the same kind of care we see Jonas taking? Why or why not?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Psalm 127. How does this Psalm stand in opposition to the rules of the community?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Family