Lord of the Who?
Short Stories
ATTWN
Figures of Speech
ID the Quote
100

Which iconic symbol from the novel represents intelligence?

Piggy's spectacles or glasses?

100

In the short story, the Landlady, what attracts Billy Weaver to the Inn?

What is the bed and breakfast sign?

100

In the novel, the Island the victims are lured towards is known as __________?

What is Soldier Island/Indian Island?

100

The phrase "fast as a cheetah" is an example of _______?

What is a simile?

100

“Maybe there is a beast…. What I mean is… Maybe it’s only us” (89).

Who is Simon?

200

In the novel, which character represents savagery? 

Who is Jack?

200

In the Landlady, it is hinted that she kills Billy Weaver using what? 

What is poison or cyanide?

200

What is the central motif of the novel that symbolizes the inevitability of death?

What is the Nursery Rhyme?

200

An extreme over exaggeration in literature is known as a _______.

What is a hyperbole?

200

Who is the author talking about in the quote "A broad ribbon of wet seaweed was handing down from the ceiling. It was that which in the darkness had swayed against her throat. It was that which she had taken for a clammy hand, a drowned hand come back from the dead to squeeze the life out of her."

Vera Claythorne

300

What symbol in the novel allows the boys to conceal their identity and explore more of their savage nature without consequence? 

What is the face paint?

300

In the Landlady, what do the chrysanthemum flowers flowers foreshadow?

What is the death of Billy Weaver?

300

In the novel, the character Justice Wargrave best symbolizes vengeance and _________.

What is justice?

300

The type of irony when the audience is aware of something that the character is not, is called _________ irony.

What is verbal irony?

300

Who is the author talking about in the quote: "[He] stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry—threw it to miss. The stone, that token of preposterous time, bounced five yards to Henry’s right and fell in the water. [He] gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. [His] arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him."

Who is Roger?

400

At the end of the novel, when the conch shatters, what does this symbolize?

What is the loss of authority or civilization?

400

What is the central conflict of the story revolves around the tension between this man's life and a piece of high art?

What is man versus society?
400

The Character of Vera Claythorne, who is constantly tormented by visions of her past, can best represent_____? 

What is Guilt?

400

When a person, place, object or thing represents something more than itself, it can be considered a __________.

What is a symbol?

400

Who is the author talking about in this quote: “She sat for some time without moving. Her eyes grew vague and filmy. The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers. In shaking loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR”

Who is Emily Brent?

500

What is the negative symbol for fire in the novel?

What is destruction or chaos?

500

In the Necklace, when Mathilde Loisel finds out the Necklace is fake, what irony is present? 

What is situational irony?

500

The characters of Justice Wargrave and Vera Claythorne deceive all of the other islanders. They can both represent the theme of ________ vs. _______?

What is appearances vs. Reality?

500

The phrase "Her eyes are stars" is a example of ________?

What is a metaphor?

500

Who says this quote: “If I blow the conch and they don’t come back, then we’ve had it. We shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued” 

Who is Ralph?

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