"We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they are hear us-"
What Piggy said to Ralph when they found the conch.
100
Represents authority and democracy
What is the conch.
100
This character was more interested in having fun.
Who is Ralph.
100
When the boys get back from their exploration of the island what do they do first.
What is they call a meeting.
100
Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed.
What does specious mean?
a. a break b. a well fortified position
c. plausible but actually false
What is c
200
"I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me. He's a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he'll come and rescue us."
What Ralph said to Piggy.
200
"He says he saw a beastie, the snake-thing, and will it come back tonight?"
What is the author trying to do here?
The author is foreshadowing.
200
Wants to be chief and tries to take over
Who is Jack
200
What does Ralph mention that makes all the boys including Jack to jump up and go to the top of the mountain?
What is he mentioned building a fire
200
The most usual feature of the rock was a pink cliff surmounted by a skewed block.
What does skewed mean?
a. to make a hand motion b. turned to one side
c. a gloomy effect
What is b
300
"But, Merridew. Please, Merridew... can't we?"
What Simon said before he fainted.
300
The flame leapt nimbly across the gap"
What kind of figurative language is this? What does it mean?
What is personification and it means that the fire was spreading.
300
Wants to know what the group is going to do about the beastie that he saw.
Who is the boy with the mulberry scar
300
What do they forget about that Jack and Ralph become embarrassed of?
What is they didn't have a way to light the fire.
300
"There came a pause, a hiatus..."
What is a hiatus?
a. zestful enthusiasm b. a break
c. a well fortified position
What is b
400
"I ought to be chief,... Because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp."
What Jack said.
400
" The flames,...crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly"
What kind of figurative language is this? What does the author mean by it?
What is a simile. The author means that the fire creeps along the brush and spreads.
400
Was smart enough to know they couldn't keep the fire going
Who is Piggy
400
What happens because they build a fire?
What is the whole hill catches fire.
400
" He gesticulated widely."
What does gesticulated mean in this passage?
a. a gloomy effect b. turned to one side
c. to make hand motions
What is c
500
"I was going to,'...'I was choosing a place. Next time-!"
What jack said when he couldn't kill the pig.
500
"Beneath them, on the unfriendly side of the mountain, the drum-roll continued"
The author is building _______here.
What is suspense
500
Who screamed, "There is no beastie" ? Why did he scream it over and over?
Who is Ralph. He wanted to make himself believe it. He was scared.
500
What happens that scares Ralph at the end of the chapter.
What is the little boy with the mulberry birthmark is missing.
500
"A pall stretched for miles away from the island."
What does pall mean?
a. a gloomy effect b. zestful enthusiasm
c. a break
What is a
If you can answer this you get double points: What does ebullience mean?
a. make hand motions b. plausible but actually false
c. a break d. zestful enthusiasm