Lord of the Flies Ch 6, 7, 8 Review

What is Golding describing in this passage? 
 “So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain.  Yard by yard, puff by puff, the breeze hauled the figure through the blue flowers, over the boulders and red stones, till it lay huddled among the shattered rocks of the mountaintop.” 

• The dead man in a parachute
• A Beast
• Smoke
• A Blue-footed Booby

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Whom is the passage describing?
 “In theory one should have been asleep and one on watch. But they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant acting independently, and since staying awake all night was impossible, they had both gone to sleep.”

• Ralph
• Jack
• Piggy
• Samneric (Sam and Eric)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is happening in this passage?
“Neither of the boys screamed but the grip of their arms tightened and their mouths grew peaked.  For perhaps ten seconds they crouched like that while flailing fire sent smoke and sparks and waves of inconstant light over the top of the mountain.”

• The mountain is on fire
• The twins think they see the beast
• The beast attacked the twins
• It is a dream thought up by Lennie. 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who says the following exclamation? 
 “Sucks to the littluns!”

• Jack
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Reginald

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“He let Jack lead the way; and Jack trod with theatrical caution though they could have seen an enemy twenty yards away. ____ walked in the rear, thankful to have escaped responsibility for a time.”

• Jack
• Ralph
• Piggy
• Simon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“Diffidently, _____ allowed his pace to slacken until he was walking side by side with Ralph and looking up at him through the coarse black hair that now fell to his eyes…when he bashed a tree ralph looked sideways impatiently and Robert sniggered.”

• Jack
• Ralph
• Simon
• Curley's Wife

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When ____ was still silent Ralph said curtly, ‘You’re batty.’

____ shook his head violently till the coarse black hair flew backwards and forwards across his face.

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

• Jack
• Ralph
• Piggy
• Simon

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“’I hit him,’ said ____ again, ‘and the spear stuck in a bit.’ 

He felt the need of witnesses.

‘Didn’t you see me?’”

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says the following?

 “’I’m going up the mountain to look for the beast---now.’  The supreme sting, the casual, bitter word, ‘Coming?’” 

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Roger

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is actually being described here?

Behind them the sliver of moon had drawn clear of the horizon.  Before them, something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees.  Then the wind roared in the forest, there was confusion in the darkness, and the creature lifted its head…”

• Holy crap! It's an actual beast!
• A figure that might look like a beast but is really just the dead man in the parachute
• An ape
• Piggy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4