Lord of the Flies Ralph Quotes Flashcards

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About Ralph.

‘But there was a ________ about his mouth and ____ that ________ no devil.’

Which chapter?

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‘But there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil.’

Chapter 1

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‘Ralph became _________ of the weight of his _______, ______ his shoes off ________ and ____ off each stocking.’

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‘Ralph became conscious of the weight of his clothes, kicked his shoes off fiercely and ripped off each stocking.’

Chapter 1

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‘Daddy ____ me.’
‘When he gets _____ he’ll come and _ us.’

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‘Daddy taught me.’
‘When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us.’

Chapter 1

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‘He ____ between the two courses of ____ and __ __.’

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‘He hovered between the two courses of apology and further insult.’

Chapter 1

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‘He did not ____ Jack when he saw him.’

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‘He did not notice Jack when he saw him.’

Chapter 3

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Ralph continued to watch the ____, ____.’

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Ralph continued to watch the ship, ravenously.’

Chapter 4

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Ralph says when the fire goes out:

’“____ ____!” Shouted Ralph, “if the ____ ____ out, we’ll ____ ____-“’

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’“Piggy’s specs!” Shouted Ralph, “if the fire’s right out, we’ll need them-“’

Chapter 4

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‘He ____ a piece of ____ - ____ ____ and ____ it like a ____.’

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‘He accepted a piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf.’

Chapter 4

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‘remembering that first enthusiastic ____ as though it were a part of a ____ ___.’

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‘remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were a part of a brighter childhood.’

Chapter 5

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“The thing is – ____ can’t ____ you any ____ than a ____.”

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“The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.”

Chapter 5

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When the ‘wind pressed his ____ ____ against his chest, so that he noticed …. how the folds were … ____ … and the edges of his ____ were making an ____, ____ area on the ____ of the thighs.’

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When the ‘wind pressed his grey shirt against his chest, so that he noticed …. how the folds were … unpleasent … and the edges of his shorts were making an uncomfortable, pink area on the front of the thighs.’

Chapter 5

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‘What was a ____? What was ____?’

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‘What was a face? What was anything?’

Chapter 5

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‘I can’t think, not like ____.’

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‘I can’t think, not like piggy.’

Chapter 5

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When Ralph is dreaming about his old life.

‘For he was ____ to ____ he ____ from, feeding the ____ with ____ over the garden ____.’

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‘For he was back to where he came from, feeding the ponies with sugar over the garden wall.’

Chapter 6

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‘Ralph ____ up and ____ for the ____ of ____, though with his ____ pricking, to the platform.’

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‘Ralph stood up and walked for the sake of dignity, though with his back pricking, to the platform.’

Chapter 6

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‘____ to have escaped ____ for a ____.’

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thankful to have escaped responsibility for a time.’

Chapter 6

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‘Something ____ in Ralph ____ for him.’
“I’m ____.”

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‘Something deep in Ralph spoke for him.’
“I’m chief.”

Chapter 6

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About the pig run:

‘Ralph was ____ to ____ ____ along it.’

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‘Ralph was content to follow Jack along it.’

Chapter 7

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‘He pulled ____ at his grey ____’

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‘He pulled distastefully at his grey shirt

Chapter 7

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‘He would ____ to have a ____ __ ____ and ____ this ____-‘

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‘He would like to have a pair of scissors and cut this hair-‘

Chapter 7

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Ralph says:

“Be ____ my ____ next-“

‘Apparantly no one ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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“Be sucking my thumb next-“

‘Apparantly no one had heard.’

Chapter 7

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When Ralph peers over all the other boys:

‘They were ____, not with the ____ ____ of boys who have ____ into ____’

Which chapter?

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‘They were dirty, not with the spectacular dirt of boys who have fallen into mud

Chapter 7

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‘He ____ with a ____ of the ____ that these were the ____ he took as ____ now and that he ____ not ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He discovered with a fall of the heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now and that he did not mind.’

Chapter 7

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‘The Boy’s Book of ____’

Which chapter?

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‘The Boy’s Book of trains

Chapter 7

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‘Ralph was ____ of ____ and ____.’ “I ____ him!”

Which chapter?

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‘Ralph was full of apprehension and pride.’ “I hit him!”

Chapter 7

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Ralph after hitting the pig:

‘He felt the ____ for ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He felt the need for witnesses.’

Chapter 7

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Ralph after hitting the pig:

‘He ____ himself in their ____ ____ and felt that ____ was ____ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He sunned himself in their new respect and felt that hunting was good after all.’

Chapter 7

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When play fighting with Robert as the pig:

‘the ____ to ____ and hurt was over ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘the desire to squeeze and hurt was over mastering.’

Chapter 7

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‘He noticed, without understanding, how the ____ were ____ now against the ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He noticed, without understanding, how the flames were visible now against the dull light.’

Chapter 9

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“I’m ____. Of ____. I want to go ____. Oh ____, I want to go ____.”

Which chapter?

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“I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home.”

Chapter 10

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“Ralph ____ for the end of ____, the ____ of man’s ____, and the ____ through the ____ of the ____, ____ friend called Piggy.”

Which chapter?

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“Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.”

Chapter 12

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‘For a moment he had a ____ picture of the strange ____ that had ____ invested the beaches. But the island was ____ up like ____ wood–Simon was ____–and Jack had…The ____ began to ____ and sobs ____ him.’

Which chapter?

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‘For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was scorched up like dead wood–Simon was dead–and Jack had…The tears began to flow and sobs shook him.’

Chapter 12

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After the assembly ‘took his voice away’:

‘He sought for ____ and ____ and chose ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He sought for help and sympathy and chose Piggy.’

Chapter 8

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“But the—”
“But the… __ … the ____! Of ____, the ____!”

Which chapter?

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“But the—”
“But the… oh … the fire! Of course, the fire!”

Chapter 8

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When Ralph tries to start the fire again:

‘no ____ ____ among them.’

Which chapter?

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‘no spark shone among them.’

Chapter 11

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His voice ____.
‘Don’t you understand, you ____ ____?’

Which chapter?

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His voice cracked.
‘Don’t you understand, you painted fools?’

Chapter 11

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When he’s being hunted:

‘A ____ of ____set him shaking and he ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘A spasm of terror set him shaking and he cried aloud.’

Chapter 12

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Narrative but in Ralph’s perspective:

‘The ____ ____ to do was to ignore this ____ ____ about the ____ and rely on their ____ ____, their ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘The best thing to do was to ignore this leaden feeling about the heart and rely on their common sense, theirdaylight.’

Chapter 12

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‘Ralph pushed back his ____ ____ and wiped the ____ out of ____ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Ralph pushed back his tangled hair and wiped the sweat out of his best eye.’

Chapter 12

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When deciding whether to hide or run when hunted:

‘He wondered if a ____ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He wondered if a pig would agree.’

Chapter 12

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‘Ralph fumbled to hold his ____ so that it was ____ ____ - ____; and now he saw that the ____ ____ ____ __ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Ralph fumbled to hold his spear so that it was point fore-most; and now he saw that the stick was sharpened at both ends.’

Chapter 12

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‘His legs straightened, the ____ became ____ __ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘His legs straightened, the scream became continuous and foaming.’

Chapter 12

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‘was in the open, ____, ____, ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘was in the open, screaming, snarling, bloody.’

Chapter 12

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He ‘became ____; ____ ____ on flying ____,’

Which chapter?

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He ‘became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet,’

Chapter 12

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Ralph very aware:

‘You could see a ____ ____ the mould. Now __ ____. ____ ____. A ____. A ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘You could see a knee disturb the mould. Now the other. Two hands. A spear. A face.’

Chapter 12

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‘Ralph ____ for the end of ____, the ____ __ ____ ____, and the ____ ____ the air of the ____, ____ ____ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.’

Chapter 12

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The twins tell Ralph:

‘They’re going to ____ __ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘They’re going to hunt you tomorrow.’

Chapter 12

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‘Piggy was ____, was on ____ ____, was become ____ in ____ ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Piggy was everywhere, was on this neck, was become terrible in darkness and death.’

Chapter 12

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‘Ralph was ____ by the ____ that ____ in his ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain.’

Chapter 8