Name 3 of the 8 instructions Jonas has to follow during his training

Jonas thought about it. The details were murky and vague. But the feelings were clear, and flooded him again now as he thought. “The wanting,” he said

But the most conspicuous difference was the books. In his own dwelling, there were the necessary reference volumes that each household contained

She began to describe this year's group and its variety of personalities, though she singled no one out by name. She mentioned that there was one who had singular skills...He heard nothing that he recognized as himself, Jonas.

Jonas was shocked. A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace. "What happened to her?" he asked nervously.

Then she went on. ''Jonas has been selected."

This new Caleb was a replacement child. The couple had lost their first Caleb, a cheerful little Four. Loss of a child was very, very rare

If you don't fit in, you can apply for Elsewhere and be released. My mother says that once, about ten years ago

"It's the memories of the whole world,'' he said with a sigh. ''Before you, before me, before the previous Receiver, and generations before him.''

Rules were very hard to change. Sometimes, if it was a very important rule — unlike the one governing the age for bicycles — it would have to go, eventually, to The Re-ceiver for a decision.

“I don’t know. They acted like . . . like ...” “Animals?” Jonas suggested. He laughed. “That’s right,” Lily said, laughing too.

Mirrors were rare in the community; they weren’t forbidden, but there was no real need of them, and Jonas had simply never bothered to look at himself very often even when he found himself in a location where a mirror existed.

Desperately, the Pilot has been trying to make his way back before his error was noticed. Needless to say, he will be released…