Plot
How did the boys wind up on the island?
plane crash/bombing
Find a quotation where the conch symbolizes civilization. You have 2 minutes.
Various answers
“But I don’t ask for my glasses back, not as a favor. I don’t ask you to be a sport…because you’re strong, but because what’s right’s right” (171). How does this quotation relate to the theme of evil being inherent in all of us?
It highlights the violation of human decency
Who is Beelzebub and how does Beelzebub relate to the novel?
Devil = Lord of the Flies
What does “clamor” mean?
loud, confused noise
What school group is Jack a part of?
choir
Find a quotation that illustrates that Piggy is willing to carry the conch. What does it reveal about Piggy’s character that he’s willing to carry the conch? You have 2 minutes.
“When we’re ready I’ll carry it—Piggy sought in his mind for words to convey his passionate willingness to carry the conch against all odds” (172). It suggests that Piggy still wants to be civilized.
How is Piggy’s death foreshadowed? Provide 2 examples.
Piggy’s glasses are stolen, murder of real pigs, Piggy keeps telling Ralph to mind him and not leave him.
Parachute guy, Simon, beast from sea, “us”
Which vocab word means “seemingly true but actually false”?
specious
Where do they first put the fire and why?
on top of the mountain to create a signal to get rescued
Find a quotation that illustrates how being painted makes others more savage. Why might this be the case? You have 2 minutes.
“They understood all too well the liberation into savagery that that the concealing paint brought” (172).
What does Piggy remind Ralph of in this chapter?
They came for the fire and his specs (177)
Who is the author of the novel? (First and last name)
William Golding
What does “affable” mean?
likeable
What other adult (dead or alive) is on the island?
Parachute guy
Find 2 different ways Jack’s group is depicted as savages on page 175.You have 1 minute.
painted, throwing rocks
How is it symbolic that Piggy and the conch ”die” at the same time?
Piggy’s death = end of civilization
end of civilization and end of the character who most advocated for civility
What color hair does Jack have?
red
What vocab word means “standoffish”?
aloof
What war is the backdrop/setting of the novel?
fictional war post WW2
What 2 things does Ralph suggest they do to themselves to illustrate that they aren’t savages? What does it suggest that they can’t do those things?
Wash themselves and brush their hair (170)
It suggests how far everyone has devolved.
What is Piggy compared to when he dies?
A pig “Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pigs after it has been killed” (181)
What is the title of chapter 11?
Castle Rock
How many grammatical errors are in this sentence:
At first Piggy thought his glasses would be returned to him but Jacks tribe decent into savagery made sure that none of them were gonna give the glasses’ back.
7: Missed comma after first, missed comma before him, 2 missed possessive apostrophe, decent vs descent, going to vs gonna, no need for possessive apostrophe with glasses