Lord of the Flies Simon Quotes Flashcards

1
Q

’ __ __ at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.’

Which chapter?

A

Smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon.’

Chapter 1

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Simon defends Piggy when Jack attacks him for not helping make the fire

‘____ a ____ cheek with his ____. “He helped that way.”’

Which chapter?

A

Smearing a black cheek with his forearm. “He helped that way.”’

Chapter 2

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‘Simon’s ____ face.’

Which chapter?

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‘Simon’s contrite face.’

Chapter 3

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4
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‘Simon found for ____ the ____ they could not ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach.’

Chapter 3

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5
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When Simon looks at Jack:

‘What he saw seemed to ____ him ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘What he saw seemed to make him afraid.’

Chapter 4

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When Piggy begins to speak in the procession:

‘Simon ____ him ____ as though had spoken too ____ in ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Simon shushed him quickly as though had spoken too loudly in church.’

Chapter 4

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After Jack knocks Piggy’s glasses off his face…

‘but Simon, who got there ____, ____ them for him.’

Which chapter?

A

‘but Simon, who got there first, found them for him.’

Chapter 4

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‘____ beat about Simon on the mountain-top with ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

A

Passion beat about Simon on the mountain-top with awful wings.’

Chapter 4

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9
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‘shoved his piece of ____ over the rocks to ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy.’

-When Jack wouldn’t give any to Piggy

Chapter 4

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“maybe there is a ____.”

…..

“What I mean is… maybe it’s ____ __.’

Which chapter?

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“maybe there is a beast.”

…..

“What I mean is… maybe it’s only us.’

Chapter 5

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‘Simon became ____ in his effort to ____ mankind’s ____ ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.’

Chapter 5

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12
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About Simon:

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

Which chapter?

A

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

Chapter 5

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‘Simon thought of the ____, there rose before his inward ____ the picture of a ____ at once ____ and ____.’

Which chapter?

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‘Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick.’

Chapter 6

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‘Simon mumbled ____: “I don’t ____ in the ____.”

Which chapter?

A

‘Simon mumbled confusedly: “I don’t believe in the beast.”

Chapter 6

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15
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“You’ll get ____ all ____.”

“No, I’m not. I just ____ you’ll get ____ all ____.”

Which chapter?

A

“You’ll get back all right.”

“No, I’m not. I just think you’ll get back all right.”

Chapter 7

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16
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Piggy: “He’s ____.”

Which chapter?

A

Piggy: “He’s cracked.”

Chapter 8

17
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‘The beast was on its ____ in the ____, its arms folded ____ its ____. It was ____ out,’

Which chapter?

A

‘The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out,’

Chapter 9

18
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‘leapt on to the ____, screamed, ____, bit, ____.’

Which chapter?

A

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

Chapter 9

19
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One of the first thing he sees when he wonders of:

‘a pile of ____ on the beach where somebody had been ____ to ____ a little ____ or ___.’

Which chapter?

A

‘a pile of sand on the beach where somebody had been trying to build a little house or hut.’

Chapter 3

20
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When he falls into the circle of the boys:

‘The ____ was on its ____ in the centre, its ____ ____ ____ its ____.’

Which chapter?

A

‘The beast was on its knees in the centre, its arms folded over its face.’

Chapter 9

21
Q

Describing when Simon’s body drifts out to sea:

Pebbles covered with a ‘____ of ____ .’
The tide smoothed everything with a ‘____ of ____.’
‘The line of his ____ ____’
‘his shoulder became ____ ____.’
‘____, surrounded by a ____ of ____ ____ ____, itself a ____ ____ beneath the ____ ____,’

Which chapter?

A

Pebbles covered with a ‘coat of pearls.’
The tide smoothed everything with a ‘layer of silver.’
‘The line of his cheek silvered
‘his shoulder became sculptered marble.’
Softly, surrounded by a fring of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations,’

Chapter 9