What is a satire?
Making fun of something to make a point
What do the two beach combers find one day?
a treasure
What do the small people, the Lilliputians, do to the giant Lemuel Gulliver upon seeing him?
they tie him down
The lilliputian soldiers first believe that Gulliver is a what?
A giant military machine
Who do the soldiers think has sent the giant?
bigenders
How do the Lilliputians transport Gulliver?
They made a wooden contraption with multiple horses dragging him
Evaluate the emperor as a ruler.
He is full of himself, greedy with power, airheaded and stubborn
Why are the bigenders enemies with the Lilliputians?What is the origin of their feud?
The bigenders refused to crack an egg on the little end of the egg like a Lilliputians had decreed so they went to war
For what purpose do the Lilliputians learn "leaping and creeping"?
The best are rewarded by becoming part of the cabinet
Who now owns Lemuel and Mary's fine house? Why?
Dr. Bates because Mary lost all of her money when her husband was thought to be dead
Where does Dr. Bates want to take Gulliver?
A hospital that will help people that are sick like him
How does Gulliver prove to be a hero to the Lilliputians?
He took all of the bigenders boats and won them the war
After Gulliver embarrasses the empress (by extinguishing the fire), how does the king decide to punish him?
To dig out both of his eyes
How does Gulliver hide from the Lilliputian army while trying to escape?
He buries himself in sand
How does Gulliver make a raft?
Tied hundreds of trees together
Where does Dr. Bates take Gulliver? How does he convince him to go?
To the insane asylum and he convinces him to go by telling him it is a hospital
What is unusual about the land of the Brobdingnagians?
It is inhabited with giants
who find Gulliver?
a farmer
How does the family try to make money off of Gulliver?
They told people he was the spirit of the cornfield and people came to see him and here about their future from him
Who purchases Gulliver, how much does he sell for?
The lady in waiting, and he sells for 500 pieces of gold
Who accompanies Gulliver after he is sold?
Glumdalclitch
What position does the queen give to Gulliver?
The gester
How is he transported while he is at the palace?
on a tray
How do the Brobdingnagians divide their food supply?
They give food to the queen and she divides it equally for the kingdom
Why is the queen's dwarf mean to Gulliver?
He took his job
Where does Gulliver live while at the palace?
In a dollhouse
How old is Glumdalclitch, and how would you describe her relationship with Gulliver?
Glum is 12 years old and they are friends and they enjoy talking to each other but Glum thinks it is more than it really is because she wants to marry him.
Why does Gulliver introduce gunpowder to the Brobdingnadian, and why does the demonstration go wrong?
To try to impress them and it goes wrong because Gulliver increases the recipe by 10 and then the scientists also increase by 10
What does Tom find in his father's knapsack back home?
A mini sheep
How does Gulliver defend himself against the wasps?
He uses his coat to protect himself and a toothpick as a sword to stab them
What happens to Gulliver one day while he is at the beach Glum?
He is taken by a hawk
Gulliver, back in England, is taken to a court hearing. What does he call the people?
Yahoos
What do the yahoos represent?
The way that their government is
Describe the Houyhnhm. What do you think they represent?
they are horses and they are very civilized, they represent what the government should be
Who is "mistress"?
One of the houyhnhm who Gulliver talks to a lot and she is in charge
What point does Gulliver make to the doctors, regarding clothes?
That clothes are just a way of keeping people modest and that people shouldn't need clothes to able to stay modest
What do the yahoos dig on the beach for? what do they turn out to be?
they were digging for stones and they turned out to be diamonds
What does Gulliver do with his treasure?
He told them it had no value and so he could take it and become rich
What does the Houyhnhm council decide about Gulliver?
he must leave them forever and until he left completely he could stay with the Yahoos
How does he plan to leave the Houyhhnhms?
he built a small boat
Why does Gulliver throw his food overboard? Who rescues him?
He decided to give up and not return home. A ship of people rescue him
How does Mary answer when Dr. Bates asks her if she believes Gulliver's stories?
She says that she believes that he has suffered greatly and that they can learn a lot from him and she says she believes in Gulliver
What does Tom bring to the court hearing? What does Tom's evidence prove?
The mini sheep and it proves that Gulliver's stories were true
Lemuel, Mary, and Tom return home. How does life continue for the Gulliver's?
They live together as a happy family without Dr. Bates living in their house
Why does Lemuel like to visit the stables at his home?
They remind him of the Houyhnhms so he likes to talk to them
Does he find peace? What can Gulliver still not tolerate by the end of the story?
He does find peace within himself and he is happy with his life but he still can't tolerate the pride that everyone feels like they must have