LOTF Final

How did the boys end up on 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

What item is the symbol of authority for the group?

• A conch shell

• A British flag

• A Bible

• A whale jaw bone

What becomes evident 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.

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.

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

What does a Little 'Un think he has seen in the forest?

• A snake-thing which he calls a beastie

• Adults' footprints

• A pack of wild dogs

• The skeleton of a large animal

In what way are the boys able to make fire? Why do they want it?

• 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."

Why was the boys' rescue plan unsuccessful?

• The ground and wood were wet and the fire would not burn.

• They didn't have a well-thought out plan to control the fire.

• It was foggy and no one could see the signal.

• They were afraid to get close enough to keep the fire going.

Is Ralph responsible for the groups' inabilty to achieve the goals that they have set out to accomplish?

• Ralph is partially responsible. He has the desire to bring civilization, but lacks the competence to do so. He believes life is too much like a story.

• Ralph is not responsible at all. He has done all he could to get the boys to cooperate, and they have chosen not to.

• Ralph bears a large part of the responsibility. He is not using his leadership abilities in a way that is in the best interests of the whole group

• Ralph bears only a very small part of the responsibility. He is really much to shy and

  fearful to be able to organize the boys.

How has Jack changed during his stay on the island?

• Jack is developing into a mystic and poet.

• Jack is becoming withdrawn and fearful.

• Jack is degenerating from a civilized boy to a primitive, near animal level.

• Jack is emerging as a clear-headed, well-organized thinker, and a natural leader.