Vocabulary
Pallid
The novel’s antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the island. _____ becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses.
Jack
What does Jack offer that makes the Littluns, along with Ralph and Piggy, go meet with them at their fire?
A feast made of the sow they had killed.
Simon is the only character on the island who knows the truth about what?
The parachutist/Beast atop the mountain.
Using gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
Gesticulate
A pair of twins closely allied with Ralph. _____________ are always together, and the other boys often treat them as a single entity, calling them. Part of the group known as the “bigguns.”
Sam and Eric
Have the boys vote him to be chief instead of Ralph.
Who kills Simon?
Everybody.
To force or oblige someone to do something.
Compel
A shy, sensitive boy in the group. ________, in some ways the only naturally “good” character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community. Is killed when he is mistaken for "the Beast".
Simon
Ralph keeps forgetting about what important detail in these later chapters?
The purpose of the fire.
When raided in the middle of the night, Piggy goes to protect what?
The conch
Behaving wildly and irrationally on account of anger, distress, or excitement.
Demented
Ralph’s “lieutenant.” A whiny, intellectual boy, ______’s inventiveness frequently leads to innovation, such as the makeshift sundial that the boys use to tell time. _________ represents the scientific, rational side of civilization
Piggy
This is a two part question:
After Jack makes his own tribe, he raids Ralph and the others twice. The first time, they steal _______. The second time, they steal ________.
Piggy, Sam and Eric, (Simon and Ralph)
Very hot and dry.
Torrid
The name given to the sow’s head that Jack’s gang impales on a stake and erects in the forest as an offering to the “beast.” _______________ comes to symbolize the primordial instincts of power and cruelty that take control of Jack’s tribe.
Lord of the Flies
After Jack's tribe has moved to "the Castle", what trap have they set up for defense?
A boulder with a lever the send down the bridge.
This is a two part answer:
How does Ralph and Jack’s tribe deal with their involvement in Simon’s murder?
Ralph’s group pretends they weren’t there. Jack’s group pretends it was the beast.
Symbolizes the world outside of the island, which is embroiled in war.
The Dead Parachutist