Chapters 1-2
Ralph
What do Ralph and Simon struggle to make since no one is helping?
Shelter
What are the littluns scared of?
The Beastie
What big vote took place in chapter 7 between the boys?
Who should be chief; Ralph vs. Jack as chief; Ralph voted as chief again
A loud uproar; an expression of desire or dissatisfaction; an outcry
Clamor
How did the boys crash on the island?
Why was Ralph extremely upset that the hunters let the fire go out?
A ship passed by, they could have been rescued
What sign comes down from "the world of grown-ups"?
A dead paratrooper
What did Jack decide to do after the vote?
Leave & create his own tribe
Doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt; questionable
Dubious
What item is used to show who has the power to speak, power to call the boys for meetings?
The conch
What did Simon find in the woods?
A canopy shelter (which he keeps to himself)
What do the boys call the rock structure they find while hunting the beastie?
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
The pig's head left for the "beastie;" the pig head that "speaks" to Simon
Ridicule; mockery
Derision
Between Ralph and Jack, what are their goals during the early days of their time on the island (2)?
Ralph - start signal fire to be rescued
Jack - kill a pig for meat
What do the boys chant when they kill their first pig?
Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill the blood.
Cut its throat. Spill its blood. Do him in.
Why doesn't Ralph want to call back the boys with the conch after the disastrous meeting?
He's afraid they won't come back; he's afraid he's lost power/control
What did Jack steal from Ralph?
Fire
A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude
Belligerence
What tragedy occurs when the boys finally start a fire?
The boy with the mulberry mark dies
Who throws rocks at Henry?
Roger
List 3 problems Ralph brings up at their meeting. What are some important issues he needs to discuss with them?
-Water needs to be brought from the stream in coconuts
-Need better shelters
-Go to the bathroom at the designated location
-Keep the fire going
-Everyone needs to be helping out more
-Shouldn't worry about a "beastie"
After the hunt with the boar, what terrifying thing do the boys do?
Re-enact the hunt & almost hurt Robert (a littlun)
Incapable of being investigated/analyzed; impenetrable; unfathomable
Inscrutable