Unit 4 Lord of the Flies and Irony Flashcards

1
Q

What did the boys climb on their expedition around the island?

A

They climb the mountain

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2
Q

Why does Jack say he should be leader?

A

Because he can sing a C sharp.

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3
Q

What happens to the boy with the mulberry birthmark when a whole patch of trees catches on fire?

A

He disappears and most likely dies.

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4
Q

What do the littluns keep dreaming of?

A

They dream of the beast

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5
Q

With what does Jack hunt pigs?

A

Spears

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6
Q

Who goes off on his own and finds a place of seclusion and beauty?

A

Simon

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7
Q

What does Roger do that upsets the littluns?

A

He destroyed their sand castles.

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8
Q

For what alleged reason do some of the boys smear themselves with colored clay?

A

To seem like a tribe.

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9
Q

Where does Ralph decree shall be the only place where fire is allowed?

A

The top of the mountain is declared the only place for a fire.

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10
Q

What does Ralph identify as a primary distraction during their meetings?

A

He says the beast is their main distraction.

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11
Q

What does Jack want to do with the boulders they find?

A

He wants to through them off the cliff.

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12
Q

What do “Samneric” mistake for the “beastie.”

A

A dead soldier’s body

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13
Q

Which boy encourages Ralph by saying, “You’ll get back to where you came from?”

A

Piggy encourages Ralph.

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14
Q

Where do Ralph and Piggy build a new signal fire?

A

They build it on the platform by the beach.

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15
Q

Who is the “Lord of the Flies” that Simon talks to in the clearing?

A

Simon talks to a pig head on a stick.

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16
Q

What chant do the boys sing as they dance?

A

Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood.”

17
Q

Who emerges from the jungle with the secret of the beast?

A

Simon

18
Q

What do Ralph and Piggy say about Simon’s death?

A

Ralph says accident; Piggy calls it murder.

19
Q

What does Jack demand of his hunters?

A

Jack demands the hunters leave the heads of the pigs up on the mountain for the beast to keep it happy.

20
Q

What does Ralph want the boys to do to restore their civility?

A

Focus on getting a signal fire back to get rescued.

21
Q

How is Jack recognized, despite his attempts at camouflage?

A

His personality and red hair.

22
Q

What does Ralph do when he comes upon the pig’s skull?

A

He hits it and it breaks in 2.

23
Q

In “The Grave Grass Quivers,” why are Doc Martindale’s father and brother killed?

A

Money

24
Q

In “The Grave Grass Quivers,” why is Doc surprised by Eli Goble’s gift of the park?

A

Because he has never given away his things.

25
Q

In “The Grave Grass Quivers,” what does Doc insist Eli does to atone for his crime?

A

Money to build a hospital.

26
Q

In the Grave Grass Quivers,” the pivotal irony of the plot centers on what?

A

The murderer.

27
Q

What is the “considerable speck” that Frost sees on his writing paper? What literary devices is used to describe the “speck”?

A

An ant. Personification is used.

28
Q

In “The Day the Dame Broke,” what does Dr. Mallory mistake for the sound of rushing water?

A

A kid on roller skates

29
Q

In “The Day the Dam Broke,” how is the general tone of the essay best described?

A

Sarcastic and humorous

30
Q

What is the real message of “Letter from a West Texas Constituent”

A

The government is flawed.

31
Q

As a whole, what does The Screwtape Letters exemplify?

A

Christianity

32
Q

Screwtape’s favorite method of undermining Christian faith is distraction and misdirection.

A

True

33
Q

The Screwtape Letters begins “in medias res.”

A

True

34
Q

True/False The Screwtape Letters falls into the genre of epistolary novels.

A

False

35
Q

What is verbal irony called that takes the form of mock praise?

A

Sarcasm

36
Q

True/False In “The Day the Dam Broke,” the reader’s knowledge of the dam not breaking creates verbal irony.

A

True

37
Q

What is corrective ridicule of an object of scorn, usually outside the literature?

A

Satire

38
Q
A