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Now FIONA tries to walk away.FIONA:You made me think there was something wrong.JONAS:THERE IS something wrong. Everything’s wrong. I quit. I’m done being Receiver.Tomorrow morning, skip your injection… Prick your finger and put a little bloodon the apple.FIONA:You can’t quit. If you quit your Position, you can get sent to Elsewhere—JONAS:When you leave in the morning, put the apple over the Sensor. It’ll find yourblood and think it’s your hand.FIONA:Stop! You’re scaring me.JONAS:I need you to do it, Fiona. I need you to FEEL what I KNOW is… is…IMPROVISATION:Group students in pairs and ask them to role-play the scene described above. Following this exercise, ask somepairs to volunteer to act the scene out for the class.DISCUSSION or WRITING:Encourage students to reflect upon the following questions:1. Why is it so important to Jonas that Fiona stop receiving her injections? What motivates him to tryto convince her? What outcome does he expect?2. What does Fiona hear and see in this moment that scares her?3. What does this willingness to defy the rules of the Community signify about these characters at thispoint in the story?CREATIVE CONNECTION:Invite students to write a song or poem that describes Jonas’s and Fiona’s developing relationship. Alternatively, askstudents to locate an existing song that they believe best represents the characters’ relationship; then ask students toexplain how that song applies to Fiona and Jonas.16