Quotes
"We're on an island. We've been to the mountaintop and seen water all round"
Who said it, and when?
Ralph said it to the kids at his second meeting.
This item symbolizes power and authority.
The conch
This character was more interested in having fun than following rules.
Jack Merridew
When the boys get back from their exploration of the island, what does Ralph do first?
Call a Meeting
Piggy furiously recriminates the boys for claiming ideas that he had first. What does recriminate mean?
Accuse of a crime in return for someone's actions.
"The plane was shot down in flames. Nobody knows where we are. We may be here for a long time."
Who said it, and when?
Piggy said it at the second meeting.
"He says he saw a beastie, the snake-thing, and will it come back tonight?"
What literary element is Golding using here?
Foreshadowing
This character goes on a tirade about how he has great ideas, but he gets told to "shut up."
What does the littlun tell Piggy he saw on the island?
A "snake-thing" or "beastie"
There is tumult amongst the boys at the end of Chapter 2 because the fire is out of control. Define tumult.
Chaos
"There isn't a snake-thing. But if there is, we'd hunt it and kill it!"
Who said this, and when?
Jack said this at the second meeting.
"The flame leapt nimbly across the gap"
What kind of figurative language is this? What does it mean?
Personification, and it means that the fire was spreading.
This character wants to know what the group is going to do about the beastie that he saw.
The boy with the mulberry birthmark
What do Jack and Ralph not know how to do, revealing their embarrassment?
They don't know how to start a fire.
"There came a pause, a hiatus..." What is a hiatus? a. zestful enthusiasm b. a break c. a well fortified position
b. a break
"We used his specs...He helped that way."
Who said it, and when?
Simon said this when the boys were making the fire on top of the mountain.
" The flames,...crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly" What kind of figurative language is this? What does the author mean by it?
Simile. The author means that the fire creeps through the jungle and spreads.
This character only speaks when he needs to stand up for other people and combat bullying behavior.
Simon
What happens when all the boys build a fire together?
It sets the hillside/jungle on fire.
The hunters were ebullient while building the great big fire! Define ebullient.
"I've been watching the sea. There hasn't been the trace of a ship. Perhaps we'll never be rescued."
Who said this, and when?
Roger said this while the boys made fire on top of the mountain.
"Beneath them, on the unfriendly side of the mountain, the drum-roll continued" What is the "drum-roll" here?
The suspense of the fire spreading
These two characters are hunters who do whatever Jack says.
Sam n' Eric
What happens at the end of the chapter that scares Piggy and Ralph?
The little boy with the mulberry birthmark goes missing.
Piggy went on a tirade about how the boys never listen to him. Define tirade.