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64 Cards in this Set
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Had "a certain disclination for manual labor."
a.Piggy b.Ralph c.Samneric d.Roger |
Piggy
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"The only trouble was that he would never make a very good chess player."
a.Samneric b.Simon c.Ralph d.Percival |
Ralph
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"They breathed together, they grinned together, they were chunky and vital."
a.Piggy b.Roger c.Samneric d.Ralph |
Samneric
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"A boy of perhaps six years, sturdy and fair, his face covered with a sticky mess of fruit."
a.Johnny b.Robert c."The Lord of the Flies" d.Simon |
Johnny
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"We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?"
a.Simon b.Naval Officer c.Robert d.Piggy |
Naval Officer
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______ was Jack's chief assistant, in charge of tortures and executions.
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Roger
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The fire is started with ______ ______.
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Piggy's glasses
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________ at first has difficulty remembering his name but after a few minutes is able utter his full name and address.
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Percival
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"You knew didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" These words were spoken by ___ ____ __ ___ _____.
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"The Lord of the Flies"
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_____ was responsible for Piggy's death as he sent the huge rock hurtling down on him.
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Roger
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________ revealed Ralph's hiding place to Jack.
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Samneric
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The boys are rescued by ___ ____.
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The Navy
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The novel opens with a brief introduction in which the author explains to the reader about the boys' backrounds and the circumstances of their predicament.
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False
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Various clues indicate that the action takes place somewhere during a nuclear war age.
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True
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The boys were representatives of the best breeding and education of their society as the novel began.
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True
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Piggy was quick to discover the signifigance of the conch and swiftly blew it to summon the others.
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False
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The boys discovered immediately that the were on a hostile island; there was an insufficiant supply of food and fresh water and there were many wild animals.
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False
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The boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark was the first to introduce the idea of a beast on the island.
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True
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Ralph always responded enthusiastically to Piggy's ideas.
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False
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Piggy's inability to get along with most of the other boys could be attributed exclusivly to his superior intelligence.
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False
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Jack and the choir apologize immediately to the others when Ralph and Piggy scold them for allowing the fire to go out.
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False
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In the first part of the novel, Roger did not hit any of the smaller boys with the stones because he didn't want to be cruel.
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False
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When Jack refused to give Piggy any of the meat at the feast, Ralph shared his with him.
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False
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Simon was the first one to encounter the parachitist after its arrival on the island.
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False
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Jack remarks that the conch is no longer needed because the discussion and decision making should be left to a select few.
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True
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Due to the beast on the mountain, Jack suggested moving the fire to the beach.
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False
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Simon actually talked with "the Lord of the Flies" and it actually spoke to him.
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False
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When Jack called an assembly and asked the boys to dispose of Ralph as leader, they readily agreed.
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False
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Piggy, Sam and Eric are the ones to remain with Ralph until the end.
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False
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All of the following are true about William Golding except, a)he was a school teacher, b)he was a war hero, c)he studied literature because his parents encouraged it, d)he is good at characterization.
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c
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When their plane crashed, the boys were en route, a)to Europe to spent their summer vacation, b)to visit their fathers, c)to a safer place for the duration of the war, d)home after a vacation
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c
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I hvae six dog-like heads with three rows of teeth. I made Odysseus weep at the sight of what I did.
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Scylla
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All who pass by us are lured by our beautiful music. Only the crafty Odysseus lived to tell about our song.
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Sirens
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I am blind yet I am able to predict the future. Odysseus speakes to me in the Underworld.
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Tyreseus
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I fought along side Odysseus at Troy. I came home to find my wife had been unfaithful to me and plotted my death.
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Agamemnon
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I am a land that no one ver wishes to leave. All who stop here give up all thoughts of returning home.
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The land of the Lotus Eaters
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I held Odysseus captive for over seven years. I promised him imortality if he would stay with me forever.
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Calypso
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I pleaded with my father to set Odysseus free from his captivity. I watched over him during the battle with the suitors.
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Athena
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I am an island containing sacred cattle. Odysseus's men lost their lives because of what they did here.
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Sun god's island
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I am the messenger god. I carried a root to Odysseus to protect him from Circe's magic.
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Hermes
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I am the keeper of Thunderbolts. Whatever I say is law. All gods and humans must obey me.
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Zeus
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I am Aeolus, a friend of Odysseus. I gave him this to help him on his journey home.
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Bag of Winds
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I was told in a dream to go to the seashore to wash my clothes. I discovered Odysseus washed up on the shore.
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Princess Nasicaa
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We took advantage of Odysseus' home and food and hospitality while he was away from home for twenty years.
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Suitors
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This was the tornament set up by Penelope to win her hand in marriage
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The Great Bow
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I am the homeland of Odyseus. The place he has tried to reach for ten long years.
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Ithaca
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Penelope fools the suitors for three years and keeps them from marrying her by doing this:
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Weaving, then unweaving
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I ate Odysseus' men two at a time and washed them down with milk.
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Polyphemus
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I am a terrible whirlpool. If ODysseus had sailed his ship closer to me, he would have drowned along with his men.
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Charydbis
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I am a king of a well-ordered land that takes Odysseus home on a sailing ship.
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King Alcinous
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I am a terrible whirlpool. If ODysseus had sailed his ship closer to me, he would have drowned along with his men.
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Charydbis
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I am a king of a well-ordered land that takes Odysseus home on a sailing ship.
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King Alcinous
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I turned Odysseus' men into swine. I later gave Odysseus warnings about what to expect in the way of danger on his voyage home.
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Circe
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This was a place of spirits and ghosts. Among others, Odysseus speaks to his dead mother here.
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Hades
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I remained faithful to my husband for 20 years.
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Penelope
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I fouhgt along side Odysseus in the final battle with the suitors.
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Telemecus
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I was the most outrageous suitor and the first to die.
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Antinous
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Odysseus escapd fromthe Cyclops' cave by holding onto this:
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Ram
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This was the gift that Odysseus brought for the Cyclops:
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Wine
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I transformed Odysseus into a younger man at the swineherd's hut brfore the battle with the suitors.
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Athena
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We were the god and goddess that fought with Odysseus to defeat the suitors.
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Athena and Zeus
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I am the man who strung the bow in the tornament of the axes. I sent the shaft through twelve axeheads.
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Odysseus
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Penelope tests her husband to prove it is truly he who has returned. She tests him by asking that this be moved:
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Their bed
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When leaving the Cyclops island, Odysseus endangers himself and his men when he insists on yelling this back to the Cyclops.
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His name
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