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10/23 Homework

Bell Work:

Find an example of the boys’ naïve confidence.

Vocab:

  1. Mirage
    1. (noun) an optical illusion usually caused by heat
  2. Suffusion
    1. (noun) the spreading of fluid in the body
  3. Clouted
    1. (verb) to hit hard
  4. Minutely
    1. (adverb) with great attention to detail

Reading Questions:

  1. How is the group’s mob mentality demonstrated?
  2. What does the phrase “the toy of voting…the conch” tell us about the boys?
    1. What mission does Ralph decide to go on, and who does he take with him?
      1. Why do you think Ralph chose to apologize to Piggy instead of insulting him more?
      2. What do the boys do when they reach the top of the mountain?
        1. What do the boys say about the island?
          1. What is the first test of the boys, and how does it go?

          Homework:

          Finish reading chapter 2.