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About This Passage
This sentence is the hinge of the chapter: after ten pages of questions, the first memory is about to pass from one person to another. It is a gentle line for copying — short, calm, and full of wonder.
"I am going to transmit the memory of snow," the old man said, and placed his hands on Jonas's bare back.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell the chapter in order. Start with Jonas at the front door with Fiona, then the Annex, then the Attendant standing up, then the books, then meeting the old Receiver, and end with the old man placing his hands on Jonas's back.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows you that Jonas's new room in the Annex is different from any other room he has ever been in?
- How do you know that Jonas feels nervous and a little shy when he first meets the old Receiver?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A small button on a door or wall that makes a sound to let someone inside know you are there.
Item 2
A table where a person sits to read, write, or study.
Item 3
Things on doors that keep them shut so that not everyone can open them.
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