Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Ralph and Piggy Discover each other and the conch. Boys gather following the blowing of the conch. Boys discuss their situation, elect Ralph leader, and tease Piggy. Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island. Ralph, Jack, and Simon encounter a pig. Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for the first chapter?

Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. creepers (7) conch (15) suffusion (23) proffer (9) enmity (14) togs (23) efflorescence (12) strident (17) pliant (26) matins (20) immured (27) specious (12) precentor (20) bastion (29) effulgence (14) furtive (22) hiatus (31) swathing (14) pallidly (22)

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain The second assembly: Ralph, Jack, and Simon report what they saw and stress the need for rules. The little boy with the mulberry birthmark mentions a snake-like “beastie”, and debate follows. Ralph suggest a rescue fire, and the boys all leave; Piggy is disgusted. The gathering and building of the fire and the taking of Piggy’s glasses. Piggy’s standoff and the accidental fire. Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. gesticulated (34) clambering (38) induced (35) swathes (38) exasperation (36) officious (40) conspiratorial (37) assented (42) errant (38) recrimination (43) ebullience (38)

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Jack alone, hunting. Jack, Ralph, and Simon talking about the shelters. Ralph and Jack on the beach, looking at the fire, then returning to the shelters. Simon and littluns Simon retreats to his bower. Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. festoon (44) gaudy (49) vicissitudes (49) declivities (54) tacit (55) inscrutably (56) susurration (57)

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair A summary of the boys situation. A focus on three littluns , Roger, and Marcus. Henry on the beach and Roger throwing rocks. Jack paints his face. Ralph and Piggy: an uneasy relationship. Ralph sees the ship and runs to the mountain. Confrontation between Ralph, Jack, and Piggy on the mountain. The boys roast and eat a pig. Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. mirage (58) incursion (61) opalescence (58) detritus (61) belligérance (60) disinclination (65) impalpable (61) gyration (72)

Chapter 5: Beast From Water Ralph’s reflection on the assembly Ralph’s opening speech Jack’s speech and Piggy’s speech The littluns’ speeches Simon and the ghost debate Ralph, Piggy, and Simon after the assembly breaks apart Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 5: Beast From Water Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. apex (77) sough (88) vivid (85) tempestuously (91) derisive (86) discursive (92) tacitly (86) incantation (94) effigy (87)

Chapter 6: Beast From Air The fall of the parachutist Samneric see the “beast” at the fire Samneric’s report and discussion about a hunt for the beast The trip to Castle Rock (Ralph and Jack) The boys on the Castle Rock Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 6: Beast From Air Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. interminable (99) impenetrable (104) tremulously (99) stupendous (105) emphatic (101) plinth (106) embroiled (102) guano (106) incredulity (103) clamor (108) diffidently (103) mutinously (108) constrainedly (103)

Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Ralph’s state and his stress The encounter with boar and Ralph’s reverie The difficult climb toward the mountain Ralph, Jack, and Roger climb the mountain to see the beast Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. coverts (109) 8. gully (116) 2. scurfy (110) 9. ruefully (115) 3. brine (110) 10. crestfallen (117) 4. obtuseness (111) 11. sagely (118) 5. swathed (111) 12. antagonism (118) 6. moors (112) 13. impervious (118) 7. brandishing (114)

Chapter 8: A Gift for the Darkness The assembly and separation of Jack The assembly following Jack’s departure Building the fire on the beach; the bigguns defect Simon goes to his place The killing of the sow Simon and the Lord of the Flies Ralph and Piggy and the first attack by Jack’s group A second assembly with the remaining boys A return to Simon with the Lord of the Flies This list is long, though Sections 4,6, and 9 are all the same scene. Golding uses a cut-away strategy to shift us from one scene to another and then back, something that has not occurred thus far in the book. The technique is necessary for the dramatic effect of speeding up time. As the boys are splintering off into groups, Golding allows us to witness concurrent activities using techniques similar to what movie or television crews use.

Chapter 8: A Gift for the Darkness Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. prefect (126) 8. illusive (138) 2. rebuke (128) 9. gorged (138) 3. sanctity (130) 10. runnels (138) 4. laden (132) 11. vexed (139) 5. palled (136) 12. fluent (142) 6. paunched (136) 13. parody (143) 7. skewered (137)

Chapter 9: A View to a Death Simon awakens and heads to the mountain, discovering the parachutist Ralph and Piggy consider their options The feast and the killing of Simon The illumination of Simon’s body Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 9: A View to a Death Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. interspersed (146) 9. succulent (149) 2. cuffing (146) 10. sauntered (150) 3. corpulent (146) 11. cascading (152) 4. buffet (146) 12. sulphurous (152) 5. loaming (147) 13. unendurable (152) 6. extract (147) 14. phosphorescence (153) 7. garlanded (149) 15. furrowing (153) 8. derision (149)

Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Piggy and Ralph rediscover one another and Samneric Roger and Robert at the entrance to Castle Rock Jack and the tribe in the cave Ralph, Piggy, Samneric argue over the fire Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric try to sleep The attack on the shelter from Jack, Roger, and Maurice Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. befouled (156) 7. theological (161) 2. loathing (157) 8. dredged (162) 3. somberly (159) 9. oblong (164) 4. torrid (159) 10. tendrils (165) 5. crags (159) 11. exulting (168) 6. interrogative (161)

Chapter 11: Castle Rock The assembly on the platform The confrontation at the Castle Rock Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 11: Castle Rock Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. myopia (169) 6. pinnacles (174) 2. multitudinous (173) 7. truculently (177) 3. propitiatingly (173) 8. cessation (178) 4. unquenchable (173) 9. parried (179) 5. accord (174) 10. talisman (180)

Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Ralph wanders the island then returns to the Castle Rock Interview between Ralph and Samneric The hunt The rescue Think about the title of the chapter. What the significance of the title? Why do you think Golding selected this to be the title for this chapter?

Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Vocabulary List On a separate sheet of paper, please define and write a sentence for the following words. Page numbers have been given so you can read how the word is used in its particular context. Also, give the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.). Please type or print legibly. acrid (186) 9. cordon (191) 2. eclipsed (186) 10. trundle (193) 3. inimical (187) 11. elephantine (194) 4. essayed (187) 12. crepitation (194) 5. antiphonal (188) 13. excruciatingly (196) 6. ululation (189) 14. epaulettes (200) 7. fronds (183) 15. cutter (200) 8. ensconce (191) 16. distended (201)