Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-2

Which character is described as a "handsome, athletic, natural leader" .

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character is described as  "
intelligent, not very active" .

• Ralph
• Jack
• Simon
• Piggy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character is described as  a "
numerous small children of the group" .

• Sam 
• Maurice
• Roger
• Littluns

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character is described as  "
one of the pair of identical twins" .

• Sam 
• Maurice
• Roger
• Littluns

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did the boys happen to come to the island?

•  They were on a Scout camping trip.
• They were shipwrecked during a sailboat race.
• They were ejected from a flaming airplane.
• They had stolen a boat and were running away from school. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form? 

• A conch shell
• A British flag
• A Bible
•  A whale jaw bone 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle buds? 

• He is optimistic about their chances for survival.
• He is afraid of snakes.
• He is creative in his thinking. 
• His method of dealing with the world is violent. 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Jack's hesitation to kill the piglet show? 

• He gets sick at the sight of blood.
• He must learn to put aside his inhibitions.
• He has never used a knife before.
• He is secretly a coward. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who are the hunters, and what is their job?

• The littluns; looking for ships and planes 
• Samneric; killing dangerous animals
•  The choirboys; getting food
• Simon, Piggy, Ralph; governing the boys 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How and why do the boys make fire?

• They do it for protection from wild animals. One boy had a pack of matches which they use.
• The fire was started by lightening. The boys kept it burning.
• The Little "Uns were afraid of the dark. One of the older boys found some fuel that had leaked from the crashed plane, and carried it to the site in a shell.
• It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy's glasses as a "burning glass." 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1