"Why" is the question to ask to help identify the reason for an event that happens in a historical text.
If you ask "why" an event happened, you will get to better understand the reasoning around it, what prompted the event, and some of the personal/political emotions or decisions that surrounded the event.
Jonas is thoughtful, careful and brave. He is also shown to be empathetic towards others.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In chapter 10 of Giver, Jonas reports to the Annex of the House of the Old. In this house the person who is sitting at the door and is attending the people who are coming in opens the door and sends Jonas to the receiver's room.
One thing that shocks Jonas is that the doors are locked which are usually never locked. But the attendant tells Jonas that these locks are for safety and security.
Answer:
they kept it a secret so they wouldn't know how old they where or when was there birthday because if they knew then they knew then maybe they would want a celebration or a day off work
