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Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What trait did Jonas and the child, Gabriel, share which was very unusual within the community? (pg. 25)
What else was “rare in the community”? (pg. 26)
How did Lily’s mother react to her saying, “I hope I get assigned to be a birthmother”? (pg. 27)
How long does the job of “birthmother” last and what do those women do thereafter? (pg. 27)
What job did Jonas think Lily was best suited for? (pg. 28)
What had Jonas been publicly reprimanded about in the previous month? (pg. 29)
What was a required activity for Asher, and why? (pg. 30)
Why did Jonas take the apple home even though he knew it was against the rules? (pg. 30-31)
Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)
What might the “depth”, expressed by Jonas’ and Gabriel's pale eyes, hint at in the story? (pg. 26)
Why would being a birthmother not be considered very honorable in the community? (pg. 27)
Why would birthmothers not be allowed to see the newchildren? (pg. 28)
Why would there be a rule against hoarding food? (pg. 29)
What might the “change” be which occurred with the apple? Are there any clues in the text that give us a hint? (pg. 30)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Many women today are delaying, if not altogether rejecting, motherhood. Why do you think being a mom has lost value in the eyes of some people today? What ought we to think about the importance of motherhood in society?
This story portrays women giving birth to children who will be raised by someone else. Today we have some people practicing “surrogacy” which means a woman carrying someone else’s baby through pregnancy to delivery. What should we think about such things? Is this practice moral or immoral? Why do you think so?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
How does Proverbs 31 show a picture of a woman who is both a wife and mother and also very valuable to her family and society?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Despotism, Appearance vs. Reality