Lord of the Flies: Chapter 1-2

Who are the first two boys introduced to the readers in the novel?

• Jack & Ralph

• Piggy & Ralph

• Jack & Piggy

• Simon & Roger

When their plane crashed, the boys were enroute...

• To Europe to spend their summer vacation.

• To visit their fathers at an army post.

• To a safer place for the duration of the war.

• To their homes after attending a boys' school abroad.

What example best foreshadows future conflicts while stranded?

• "All them other kids," the fat boy went on. "Some of them must have got out. They must have mustn't they?"

• "In the middle of the scar he stood on his head and grinned at the reversed fat boy. "No grownups!" "

• "I don't care what they call me," he said confidentially, "so long as they don't call me what they used to call me at school."

• "That's why Ralph made a meeting. So as we can decide what to do."

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Which character best embodies intelligence within the group?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Simon

• Piggy

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What is the purpose for introducing a "snake-thing" or "beastie" in the novel?

• It introduces a mysterious atmosphere to the setting.

• It establishes a mood of fear within some characters.

• It creates a distraction for the boys.

• It provides character development of the little'uns.

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What establishes democratic and political legitimacy within the group? What symbolizes civilization and order?

• Piggy's glasses

• Fire

• The conch shell

• The beastie

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When the younger boy tells Piggy and the group about the "beastie," Ralph dismisses it as what?

• A nightmare

• A vine playing tricks on his mind

• A pig

• A shadow triggering his imagination

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In what way do the boys start the fire?

• Rubbing two sticks together

• One of the boys had brought matches

• Piggy's eyeglasses

• Clicking two rocks together to make a spark

Who is put in charge of maintaining a fire and being a lookout?

• Sam and Eric and a few little'uns

• Ralph and Piggy

• Simon and Roger

• Jack and the choir

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What happens to the little'un with the birthmark on his face?

• He returns with food.

• He most likely has died in the fire.

• He reports seeing the "beastie" again, more clearly.

• He returns with an injury from the fire.

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