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as it is of pain, hunger, and inconvenience.
8. Why is December so important for children in the community?
We learn that every December, all of the children in the community are promoted to the next
age group--all four-year-old children become Fives, regardless of the time of year when they
were actually born. We also learn that fifty children are born every year. The ceremonies are
different for each age group. At the Ceremony of One newchildren, who have spent their first
year at the Nurturing Center, are assigned to family units and given a name to use in addition
to the number they were given at birth.
9. Do people in the community ever break any laws? Explain.
Jonas's father confesses to his family that he has peeked at the struggling newchild's name--
Gabriel--in the hopes that calling him a name will help the child develop more quickly. Jonas
is surprised that his father would break any kind of rule, though the members of the
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