Lord of the Flies Review

At the beginning of LOTF, which character seems most concerned about the group of boys being stranded on an island with no form of adults nor authority present?

• Simon

• Ralph

• Jack

• Piggy

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In the very beginning of the novel, for what was the conch shell first used?

• As a symbol of dictatorship and dominance

• As a toy for Piggy's enjoyment

• As a mechanism to gather to one spot anyone who is on the island

• As an indicator of who is the true chief

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Jack Merridew first shows his true leadership style by . . .

• Bossing the choir boys around

• Aggressively grabbing the conch from Piggy

• Trying to fist fight with Ralph

• Letting Ralph do all of the hard work

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The reason Ralph is elected chief is because . . .

• He's the most organized and intelligent of all the boys.

• He is the most confident and even arrogant of the boys.

• He, at the time, was rather calm, attractive, and held the conch.

• He's the bossiest and most intimidating of the boys.

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The way in which the boys on the island select a leader best demonstrates which (real) type of government?

• Monarch

• Dictatorship

• Aristocracy

• Democracy

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Which form of evidence best shows the government style on the island when the boys are first setting up and forming the rules of the island.

• “We can’t have everyone talking at once….I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it while he’s speaking”

• “We’ll have rules! [Jack] cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em--“ …“Wacco!”

• “He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy”

• “This is our island. This is a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us, we’ll have fun”

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In chapter 2, "Fire on the Mountain" of LOTF, what contradicts Ralph’s insisting that “this is a good island!”?

• Reports of murder

• Hearing of screams

• People stealing from the boys

• Reports of air attacks

• Claims of a snake-like beastie

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Ralph's main goal is to ensure . . .

• That everyone gets rescued.

• That everyone gets along.

• That everyone has a job to do on the island.

• That everyone survives the impending monster.

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In chapter 2, "Fire on the Mountain," both Jack AND Ralph are embarrassed because they . . .

• can't kill a pig

• can't start a fire

• can't locate the beast

• can't remember all the boys' names

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The embarrassment of not being able to start a fire is important to the plot of LOTF because . . .

• It shows that unlike Ralph once thought, these two leader figures need Piggy’s intelligence and logic.

• It shows that unlike Simon demonstrates, these two leader figures can’t admit when they are wrong.

• It shows that unlike Jack, Ralph needs Piggy’s help .

• It shows that unlike Ralph is able to do, Jack can’t admit when he is wrong.

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