Lord of the Flies vocabulary

Vocabulary: Write definitions and copy sentences from book.

1. foliage - p.9

2. disentangled- p.9

3. decorous p.15

4. vivid – p. 16

5. furtive – p.22

6. obscurely – p. 22

7. muted – p.27

8. grave – p. 36

9. ebullience – p. 38

10. officious p. 40

11. abyss- p. 49

12. inscrutable- p. 49

13. vicissitudes-p. 49

14. contrite- p. 50

15. opaque-p. 53

16. declivities-p. 54

17. Opalescence- p. 58

18. Dubious- p. 59

19. Blundered- p. 64

20. Disinclination- p. 65

21. Credulously- p. 66

22. Malevolently-p. 71

23. Parody- p. 72

24.flourished – pg. 78

25.derisive – pg. 86

26.tacitly- pg. 86

27.lamentation- pg. 87

28.inarticulate – pg. 89

29.discursive – pg. 92

30.incantation – pg. 94

31.interminable – pg. 99

32.diffidently – pg. 103

33.bastion – pg. 104

34.compressed – pg. 107

35.covert - 109

36.cascades -110

37.obtuseness - 111

38.vulnerable - 115

39.ruefully - 115

40.impervious - 121

41contemptuously - page 124

42.demure – page 133

43.iridescent – page 138

44.vexed – page 139

45.corpulent - page 146

.46.myopia – (word to know) literal and figurative use

47.pinnacles – p. 174

48.parried – p. 179

49.ferocity – p. 179

50.cynically – page 185

Ch. 1

1. Why does Piggy conclude that no one will know      where they are?
2. What calls the boys to the beach?

3.     Who tries to assume the authority?   What happens?

4. What effort to make up does Ralph make toward      Jack? What does Jack decide his      boys will be?
5. What conclusion do Ralph, Jack, and Simon reach      after their search?
6. What excuse does Jack offer for not killing the      piglet? What does he promise?

     What was the real reason he didn’t kill the piglet?

Ch. 2

1. What decision is made about the conch? Why?
2. What fear does one young boy express? What is the group’s reaction? What does Jack assure them of?
3. According to Ralph, what are the group’s two main      priorities?
4. What conflict arises between Jack and Piggy? How does Ralph settle it?
5. What does Jack say about rules and about the      boys?
6. What offer does Jack make on behalf of himself      and his hunters?
7. What does Piggy realize about the little boy who      had talked about the beastie?

Chapter 3:

1. What does Ralph complain to Jack about? How does      Jack defend the fact that he spends his days hunting instead of helping      the others?
2. What does Jack admit to Ralph and Simon?
3. When Jack yells,”Got it,” what does Ralph think      have caused Jack’s excitement? What was the source of Jack’s excitement?
4. What does Ralph say about people in general? What      did he want to explain?
5. What do Ralph and Jack feel as they look at each      other in the pool?
6. What effect does their time in the bathing pool      have on Ralph and Jack?

Chapter 4:

1. Why does Maurice feel guilty when he kicks sand      into Percival’s eyes?
2. When Roger throws rocks at Henry, why doesn’t he      aim to hit?
3. What effect does Jack’s mask have on him? On      Bill? On Sam and Eric?
4. What is Jack’s response when Ralph first accuses      him of letting the fire go out?
5. How does Ralph reassert his authority?
6. What is Ralph’s reaction to Jack and the hunters’      acting out the pig kill? What does he do?

Chapter 5

1. What conclusion does      Ralph come to about being a chief?       What conclusion does he come      to about his own ability?
2. What does Ralph say      about beasts?

What does Piggy say about beasts?

What does Simon say about beasts?

3. Why doesn’t Ralph call      back the boys who follow Jack?
4. Why is Ralph      considering giving up leadership of the group?

How do Piggy and Simon react?

Why do Piggy and Simon react that way?

5. What does Piggy say      about Jack’s feelings for him and for Ralph? What conclusion does Piggy come to?

Chapter 6

1. Why do the twins assume      that the dead parachutist is the beast?
2. What is Jack’s reaction      to the news of the beast? Why does      he react that way?
3. As the biguns, except      for Piggy, set out to find the beast, what image of the beast forms in      Simon’s mind? What does this image      mean?
4. What does Jack say the      new place he and Ralph have just explored would be a good place for? How does he suggest it could be      defended?
5. When Jack and the      others roll a rock into the sea, what is Ralph’s reaction?
6. After various protests      from the boys, what does Ralph insist upon? Why?

Chapter 7

1. With Jack in charge of the hunt, what does Ralph      daydream about?
2. What does Ralph do when the boys start to play,      putting Robert in the part of the boar?       What feeling does Ralph have?
3. Why does Robert insist they need a real pig,      rather than someone to pretend to be a pig?
4. What does Ralph sense about Jack after Ralph asks      him about the pig run? What does      this tell him about Jack?
5. How does Jack challenge Ralph? What is Ralph’s response?
6. When Jack returns to Ralph and Roger, what does      he tell them?
7. Describe what the boys see and their reactions to      it.

Chapter 8

1. Why does Ralph believe they are beaten?
2. Jack suggests that Ralph should no longer be      chief. What does Jack do when the others don’t respond to this suggestion?
3. As Ralph considers the need to reassign      firekeepers, what does he realize?
4. What does Jack do with the sow’s head? Why?
5. What does the Lord of the Flies tell Simon he      should do?
6. Why does Ralph take his group to the platform?      What problem is Ralph having at the meeting?
7. What does the Lord of the Flies say that Simon      has known all along?
8. What does Simon realize is happening to him?
9. What does the Lord of the Flies “tell” Simon they      are going to do on the island? What will happen to Simon if he tries to      interfere?

Chapter 9

1. After Simon regains consciousness, what does he      come upon as he walks across the mountaintop?
2. As it begins to rain, Ralph reminds Jack’s      followers that they don’t have shelters. Why does he bring this up now?
3. Immediately after Ralph’s tirade, Jack tells his      tribe to start dancing. Why?
4. Do the chanting, dancing boys recognize Simon?      Why or why not?
5. What happens to the figure on the mountaintop?
6. What is the effect of the tide washing away      Simon’s body?

Chapter 10

1. When Ralph admits to Piggy that they all murdered      Simon, what is Piggy’s reaction?
2. What does Ralph say to Piggy’s remark that they      were all scared?
3. Piggy suggests that they let the signal fire go      out a night and relight it every morning. Why? How does Ralph react?
4. What is Jack feeling as he and the three others      trot toward Castle Rock? Why?

Chapter 11

1. After all that has happened, why does Piggy still      try to reason with Jack to get his glasses back?
2. Why do the twins suggest they all paint their faces      before going to see Jack?
3. Jack boasts that his tribe does whatever he      wants. Why is this true? Why might the boys prefer Jack’s leadership to      Ralph’s?
4. As Piggy and Ralph hurl questions at the savages,      what is Roger doing?
5. While Ralph readies himself against a charge from      Jack and his tribe, what does Roger do?
6. What happens to the conch? To Piggy?

Chapter 12

1. What realization does Ralph come to about the      savages and Jack? Why?
2. Describe the scene in which Ralph comes upon the      pig’s skull on the stake. Explain what he does, and why.
3. What is Ralph dreading most?
4. After Ralph reaches the beach and falls down,      what does he see when he staggers to his feet?
5. What explanation does the officer give for his      arrival on the island?
6. Who responds to the officer’s question about who      is the boss?
7. What does the little boy with the remains of a      black cap on his red hair and a broken pair of spectacles at his waist do?
8. When Ralph finally begins to sob uncontrollably,      what is he weeping for?

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                                                English 2 – Mrs. Workman

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Instructions: Students are responsible for the reading assignments and knowing the vocabulary and comprehension questions. Reading guide answers may be used on the quizzes, but not on the final test.

Lord of the Flies Reading Schedule

Chapter 1        pgs. 7-31                                 Nov. 19 or 20

Chapter 2        pgs. 32- 47                              Nov. 20 or 21

Chapter 3        pgs 48- 57                               Nov. 22

Chapter 4        pgs. 58 – 75                             Nov. 25

Chapter 5        pgs. 76 – 94                             Nov. 26

Chapter 6        pgs. 95-109                             Homework      Quiz

Chapter 7        pgs. 109-123                           December 2

Chapter 8        pgs. 124 – 144                         December 3 or 4

Chapter 9 -10  pgs. 145 – 168                         December 4 or 5

Chapter 11      pgs 169 - 182                                    December 6   Quiz

Chapter 12      pgs. 183 – 203                         December 9    

Test                                                                 December 10 or 11

Follow the reading guide, even if you are absent. An extra credit project is available due December 20. No late projects accepted.