In chapter 6 Jonas waited through the ceremony of newborns and the ceremonies of 2-8 in one day. The next day he waited through the ceremonies of 9-11.
In chapter 7 Jonas gets purposely skipped by the chief elder when she was giving assignments. he was number 19 but she said 18 and then 20, no 19. He did not know what was happening, nor did anyone else.
In chapter 8 the chief elder explained that it was not a mistake and Jonas had been selected to become the new
receiver. The prevous receiver, 10 years ago, had failed. Then Jonas saw the people change, like the apple, then they changed back just in the blink of an eye. They started chanting his name.