Lord of the Flies - Chapter 1 Quiz

The smartest boy on the island, _____________, is afflicted with asthma and has bad eyesight.

• Jack
• Johnny
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Simon

As the leader of the choirboys, ____________ has prior leadership experience.

• Jack
• Johnny
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Simon

_____________ believes that his father, a commander in the Navy, will rescue the boys

• Jack
• Johnny
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Simon

___________ is one of the choirboys who has fainting spells.

• Jack
• Johnny
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Simon

One of the smallest boys on the island is _________________.

• Jack
• Johnny
• Piggy
• Ralph
• Simon

What is the long scar that is smashed into the jungle?

• the cut on Ralph’s head
• a trail of broken trees damaged in the wreck
• a path created by the boys
• the airport’s runway

Which sentence does not suggest how the boys arrived on the island?

• “He must have flown off after he dropped us.”
• “When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it.”
• “[My dad is] a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come rescue us.”
• “Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They’re all dead.”

Why does Ralph blow into the conch? Whose ideas was this?

• to call for others; Piggy’s idea
• to call for others; Ralph’s idea
• to startle the others; Ralph’s idea
• to startle the others; Piggy’s idea

After he is elected chief, what does Ralph do to appease Jack?

• He allows Jack to be the leader on Saturdays.
• He allows Jack to be the leader of the choirboys.
• He hires Jack as a co-leader.
• He suggests that Jack keep the conch.

Why do Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island?

• They want to look for the pilot of the airplane.
• They want to play hide-and-seek, so they search for the best locations.
• They want to find food because they are hungry.
• They want to determine if it really is an island.