Why might Lois Lowry have chosen
Jonas as the name of her main character?

Lois Lowry chose Jonas as the name of her main character because the name Jonas is a variation of the name Jonah and in the Bible, Jonah was commissioned by the Lord to proclaim judgment on a sinful city. So therefore Lowry may have chosen Jonas as the name of the main character to show that Jonas might do something important in his community.

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the answer should be b.

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it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.