Lord of the Flies Violence Quotes Flashcards

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‘Jack ____ Piggy’s head. Piggy’s ____ flew off and ____ on the rocks. Piggy ____ out in ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror.’

Chapter 4

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‘Jack ____ from behind him a ____ ____-_____ and ____ it into a trunk.’

Which chapter?

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‘Jack snatched from behind him a sizeable sheath-knife and clouted it into a trunk.’

Chapter 1

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‘This time Ralph expressed the ____ of his ____ by ____ to knock Simon down.’

Which chapter?

A

‘This time Ralph expressed the intensity of his emotion by pretending to knock Simon down.’

Chapter 1

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When the boys couldn’t kill the first piglet:

‘They ____ very well why he hadn’t: because of the ____ of the knife ___ and ____ into ___ flesh; because of the ____ blood.’

Which chapter?

A

‘They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.’

Chapter 1

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About Jack

‘The ____ knife in his hand.’

Which chapter?

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‘The bloodied knife in his hand.’

Chapter 4

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‘His voice rose to a __ of ____ as Jack ______ the glasses.’

Which chapter?

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‘His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses.’

Chapter 2

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When the boys try steal Piggy’s glasses:

‘There was ____ and pulling and ________ cries.’

Which chapter?

A

‘There was pushing and pulling and officious cries.’

Chapter 2

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When the 3 boys exploring push a boulder off the cliff:

‘The forest further down shook as with the ____ of an enraged ____,’

Which chapter?

A

‘The forest further down shook as with the passage of an enraged monster,’

Chapter 1

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‘Some _ _ had ____ and ____ these cubes.’

Which chapter?

A

‘Some unknown force had wrenched and shattered these cubes.’

Chapter 1

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‘the fire ____ ____ on the forest and began to __.’

Which chapter?

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‘the fire laid hold on the forest and began to gnaw.’

Chapter 2

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Jack..

‘____ his ____ into Piggy’s stomach.’

Which chapter?

A

Stuck his fist into Piggy’s stomach.’

Chapter 4

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When Piggy is blindly searching for his glasses:

‘He went on ____ and the ____ rose to a ____ of ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘He went on scrambling and the laughter rose to a gale of hysteria.’

Chapter 4

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When discussing killing the pig while eating its meat:

‘The first ____ had ____ its hind quarters, so then the ____ could ____ in and ____ and ____-‘

Which chapter?

A

‘The first blow had paralyzed its hind quarters, so then the circle could close in and beat and beat-‘

Chapter 4

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About Simon:

‘the laughter ____ him ____ and he ____ away ____ to his seat.’

Which chapter?

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‘the laughter beat him cruelly and he shrank away defenseless to his seat.’

Chapter 5

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‘Robert ____ in mock ____, then in ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Robert sqealed in mock terror, then in real pain.’

Chapter 7

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“Boys ____ with sticks.”

Which chapter?

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“Boys armed with sticks.”

Chapter 8

17
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‘leapt on to the ____, screamed, ____, bit, ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore.’

Chapter 9

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Once Simon enters the horseshoe but they think he’s the beast:

‘The ____ fell and the ____ of the new ____ ____ ___ ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed.’

Chapter 9

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‘There were no ____, and no ____ but the ____ of ____ ___ ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘There were no words, and no movement but the tearing of teeth and claws.’

Chapter 9

20
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When Jack’s group attack Ralph’s shelters:

‘hitting, ____, ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘hitting, biting, scratching.’

Chapter 10