Lord of the Flies Study Guide
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Who is the smartest boy on the island and is afflicted with asthma and bad eyesight?
Piggy
Who is the leader of the choirboys and has prior leadership experience?
Jack
Who believes that his father, a commander in the Navy, will rescue the boys?
Ralph
Who is one of the choirboys who has fainting spells?
Simon
Who is one of the smallest boys on the island?
Percival
What is the long scar that is smashed into the jungle?
Where the plane crashed
Identify a quote that suggests how the boys arrived on the island.
"We were shot down"
Why does Ralph blow into the conch? Whose idea was this?
To call the other boys / Piggy’s idea
After he is elected chief, what does Ralph do to appease Jack?
Ralph lets Jack be in charge of choirboys (hunting)
Why do Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island?
To see if they are on an island
Who still holds onto hope that the boys will be rescued?
Ralph
After the fire dies down, who notices that the boy with the birthmark is missing?
Piggy
Who leads the group of boys up the mountain to start a fire?
Jack
What do the boys use to start the fire?
Piggy’s glasses
What do the boys use to signify who will speak at assemblies and meetings?
The conch
Which character informs the group about the beastie?
The boy with the birthmark
Why is Jack frustrated when the boys head up the mountainside?
No one listens to him and no firewood
How is Piggy feeling after the boys head up the mountain to build a fire?
Annoyed and left out
What goes wrong at the end of the chapter?
The fire gets out of control
Golding describes which character’s eyes as, “bright blue ...seemed bolting and nearly mad”?
Jack
Who is the only person to help Ralph build the shelter?
Simon
When speaking about Simon, who says, “he’s queer. He’s funny”?
Ralph
Who has nightmares and dreams about the beasties?
Littluns
Which boys are responsible for maintaining the fire?
Jack and his hunters
What does this quote reveal that is most important to the story’s plot? “His sandy hair, considerably longer than it had been when they dropped in, was lighter now.”
Boys are losing connection to civilization
In the beginning of the chapter, what clue lets Jack know a pig is nearby?
Pig droppings
When Jack is hunting, how does Golding describe him?
Like a predator
What do Ralph and Jack argue about?
Building shelters vs. hunting
What are some of the actions Simon does in this chapter?
Helps Ralph build shelters and goes in jungle alone
Who gets sick from eating rotten fruit?
Littluns
Who does Jack punch in the belly?
Piggy
Who cries when he gets sand thrown in his eyes?
Percival
After the hunt, who gives meat to Piggy?
Simon
Who says, “You let the fire go out!”
Ralph
What do the littluns do most of the day?
Play or sleep
How was Jack liberated from “the shame of self-consciousness”?
Painting his face with clay and charcoal
What kind of figurative language is used in the quote: “He accepted the piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf”?
Simile
On a thematic level, why is this quote so important?
Shows Jack’s descent into savagery
Who gave Piggy meat?
Simon
By walking around by himself, who scares the littluns?
Simon
Who wishes to receive a message from the adult world?
Ralph
Who says the beast comes from the water?
Percival
During the assembly, who calls the littluns cry babies?
Jack
During the assembly, who stands outside the triangle?
Piggy
As he is planning the meeting, what realization does Ralph have?
He needs Piggy’s help to think
In order to restore order on the island, Ralph says they need to do what?
Follow the rules
According to Ralph, what is the most important task on the island?
Keeping the signal fire going
Why does Ralph care so much about the conch and the rules?
They represent civilization and order
Of whom or what does Piggy say he is afraid?
Jack
Who leads the way up the mountain once the path becomes narrow?
Ralph
Who is the beast from the air?
A dead parachutist
Who leads the group as they set out on the search?
Jack
Who carries a littlun with Ralph back to the shelter before they fall asleep?
Samneric
Who finds the beast from the air?
Samneric
What comes down from the sky?
A dead parachutist
What do Samneric think they see? What is it actually?
They think it's a monster / actually parachutist
What is revealed when Jack says, “We don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things… it’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet.”
Jack is rejecting rules and order, descent into savagery
True or False: In this chapter, Ralph’s leadership is stronger.
False
True or False: Ralph admits to Jack that he is afraid.
True
Who said, “You’ll get back to where you came from”?
Simon
Who said, “Stop it. You’re hurting”?
Robert
Who said, “Why do you hate me?”
Ralph
Who said, “...use a littlun”?
Jack
Who said, “We ought to have a drum… then we could do it properly”?
Maurice
Who successfully hits the boar with the spear?
Ralph
After participating in the boar hunt, how dose ralph feel about hunting?
Excited and disturbed
Why dose simon volunteer to go into the jungle alone?
reassure the group and face his own fears
True or false: The boys purposfully meant to hurt robert?
false
After losing the election, who leaves the group and refues to “play”?
Jack
WHat dose jack steal when he raids ralph and piggys camp
Piggys glasses that make fire
Who suggests they start a fire on the beacj?
Piggy
Who has a conversation with the lord of the flies?
Simon
What did piggy think jack and his group wanted to steal
the conch
which boys join jacks new tribe
many of the older boys
why is the killing of the sow so symbolic
loss of innocence; decent in savagery
for whom dose jack leave the sow’s head as an poffering
the beast
what happens to simon at the end of chapter 8
simon is brutally murdered
who says “ Id like to put on war paint and be a savage, but we have to keep the fire going
Ralph
who asks jack about the shelter for his tribe?
roger
who promises his followers food and protection
jack
who learns the truth about the beast
simon
whose body is blown out to sea
simonswh
o insists on joining the group to make sure nothing gose wrong
piggy
what foreshadowing and ominous element is present at the begining of chapter 9
approaching storm
what dose jack do with the sows body
a feast for his tribe
how do the boys react to simon when he attemts to tell them the truth about the beast
violence and fear
true or false: ralph and piggy participate in the chanting and dancing
false
at castle rock, who is in charge
jack
who is tied up and beaten
piggywh
who insists simons death was murder
ralph
who helps jack steal piggys glasses
roger
besides piggy and some littluns, who else is in ralphs group
Sammeric
how do the boys secure castle rock
setting up guard and creating a trap
why did the hunters want to steal piggys glassses
needed them to start a fire
what dose jacks gorup thing about simons death
deny it or claiming it was the beastt
rue or false: jack is a democratic leader
false
“who said : are we savages or what
ralph
who said “whats grownups going to think
piggywh
o said “ hell be painted
jackwho
said “the conch is gone”
piggy