1. On pages 76 through 81, what pressures does Ralph face heading into the meeting, or assembly? What things are going through his mind at the beginning of the chapter? 2. On page 89, Simon became inarticulate (hmm, what does that word mean?!) in his effort to explain “mankind’s essential illness” in reference to the beast. What does that mean? 3. Briefly sum up what the following line at the top of page 91 means: “The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now – and the ship had gone.” 4. What important turning point occurs on page 91? (A turning point is a significant plot development that changes the outcome of the story and the characters). 5. What is it that Ralph, Piggy, and Simon begin to long for on page 94?