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bhs-lotf4-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| reflecting rainbow-colored light | opalescence |
| without distinction; | generic |
| innumerable; a large number | myriad |
| mild preference for avoiding something | disinclination |
| with hostility | malevolently |
| What do the boys do in late afternoon when the sum becomes oppressively hot? | They nap |
| Where do the bizarre images flicker? | Over the water |
| What do the boys think about the cold, dark nights? | it's frightening and difficult |
| What are the littluns troubled by? | Bad dreams |
| What happens when the littluns each the large amount of fruit? | They get stomach pains |
| Why does Maurice feel guilty when he kicks sand into Percival's eyes? | Because he had gotten in trouble for doing something similar at home. |
| When Roger throws rocks at Henry, why doesn't he aim to hit? | He knew it was wrong to hit people. |
| What effect does Jack's mask have on Bill? | He thought it was funny |
| What effect does Jack's mask have on Sam and Eric? | They felt compelled to hunt |
| What effect does Jack's mask have on Jack? | He felt liberated (set free) from shame and self-consciousness |
| What is Jack's response when Ralph first accuses him of letting the fire go out? | He's too excited about killing the pig and just says they can light it up again. He later apologizes. |
| How does Ralph reassert his authority? | Ralph calls the boys back together and gives the order to light the fire. |
| What is Ralph's reaction to Jack and the hunters acting out the pig kill? | He feels resentful and calls an assembly by using the conch |
| How does Ralph feel when he watches the hunters dance and chant? | Envious and resentful of the hunters |
| weeping, crying | lamentation |
| ridiculing (making fun of) | derisive |
| unable to speak | inarticulate |
| rambling | discursive |
| formula of words with the power of a spell | incantation |
| in a rage | waxy |
| seemingly without end | interminable |
| Timidly | tremulously |
| with hesitation and respect | diffidently |
| rebelliously | mutinously |
| What conclusion does Ralph come to about being a chief? | He realizes a chief must think and be wise. He realizes he can't think like Piggy. |
| What conclusion does Ralph come to about his own ability? | His strengths lie in recognizing thought in others |
| What do Ralph, Piggy, and Simon respectively say about beasts? | Ralph says there are no monsters on the island and Piggy agrees. Simon says the beast is within them. |
| Why doesn't Ralph call back the boys who follow Jack? | Ralph said if he blew the conch and they didn't come back, then they'd had it. They'd let the fire go out and be like animals. Said they'd never be rescued. |
| Why is Ralph considering giving up leadership of the group? | Because no one listens to him |
| How do Piggy and Simon react? | Piggy worries about what Jack would do to him. Simon would rather Ralph lead than jack. |
| What does Piggy say about Jack's feelings for him and for Ralph? What conclusion does Piggy come to? | Piggy knows Jack can't hurt Ralph, but but he would hurt the others.Jack hates Piggy and Ralph. |
| Why do the twins assume that the dead parachutist is the beast? | The fabric from the parachute blows open and it's silhouette looks like a beast |
| What is Jack's reaction to the news of the beast? Why does he react this way? | Jack wants to hunt it. If they don't, he says they'll not be able to move around the island freely. |
| 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? | Simon has an image of an incredulous being. Claws that scratched but left no tracks, but was fast |
| What does Jack say the new place he and Ralph have just explored would be a good place for? | A fort |
| How does Jack say it could be defended? | They could put a rock on a tree that's wedged and drop it on someone if they came near. |
| When Jack and the others roll a rock into the sea, what is Ralph's reaction? | Ralph wants them to cut it out. A strange thing happened in his head. Something flittered there in front of his mind, obscuring his idea. |
| After various protests from the boys, what does Ralph insist upon? Why? | Going back because there is no smoke coming from the fire. |
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