Quotes
Who said:
"The thing is: we need an assembly."
Ralph
What is the chapter title?
Beast From Water
What does the beast represent/what is the beast?
Fear/nightmare/ the unknown
Piggy suggests that Jack dislikes Ralph, what was his reasoning?
Because Ralph is chief and Jack is not
What time of the day was the assembly held at?
Night
Who said:
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong--we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!"
Jack
What is done to gather the kids?
Ralph blows on the conch and calls for an assembly.
What is another idea the boys have about what the beast might be? (Not squid)
A ghost
Jack puts down Ralph by saying that all he does is tell people what to do, that they are "just rules". What does this show about Jack?
Jack is starting to lose his sense of civility (he is becoming more and more savage)
Who is Ralph jealous of for having "brains"?
Who said:
"Unless we get frightened of people."
Piggy
Where is the beast thought to have moved to?
The ocean
Who does Jack blame for talking about the fear?
He blames the Littluns
At the beginning of the chapter, Piggy comes to the edge of the assembly triangle. What did this indicate, and how did he intend it to come across to Ralph?
It indicated that he wished to listen, but not speak. He intended it to be a gesture of disapproval
What does Ralph not like of his physical appearance at this point?
His hair
Who said:
"I wanted--to go to a place--a place I know."
Simon
What memory does Ralph try to repress?
The boy with the mulberry-coloured birthmark
Why do the boys change the logic of where the beast might be?
Because they know that they have been to every part of the island so they would have seen it by now. They mask it with something they think will be hard for the older boys to justify.
Ralph lays the conch on the tree beside him, what was this a sign of?
It was a sign that his speech was over
What kid when he speaks, tells everyone his home address and number ?
Percival
Who said:
"Last night I had a dream, a horrid dream, fighting with things. I was outside the shelter by myself, fighting with things, those twisty things in the trees."
Phil
Give at least two examples of problems Ralph tries to address at the beginning of his speech
The fire needs to keep going, the shelters need fixing, the coconuts weren't being used to bring water, and the boys stopped using the rocks when they had to go to the bathroom, etc.
Who are the two children who first bring up the beast at the assembly?
Phil and Percival
Piggy wishes that there were grown-ups on the island because then they wouldn't do what(there are multiple answers, just give one)?
Quarrel, Break his glasses, Talk about the beast, etc.
Who does Piggy speak of before the chapter ends?
grownups/parents