Lord of the Flies Mini Assessment

Which character represents the instinct for civilization and democracy?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Simon

• Piggy

What symbolizes
the innate evil and darkness within human beings in Lord of the Flies?

Match the following vocabulary

• War-like

• Indefinite in nature, shape, or form

• Ravenous

• Timid, Scared

• Tremulous

• Unjustly harsh; causing discomfort

• Vague

• Greedily hungry

• Oppressive

• Belligerent

Match the following vocabulary

• Incapable of being entered/pierced

• Assimilate

• Open to being hurt

• Covert

• A hidden or secrete place/operation

• Impervious

• Overwhelming

• Vulnerable

• To blend

• Daunting

Match the following vocabulary

• Myopia

• Holiness of a person, place, or thing

• Sanctity

• Somber

• Dark, gloomy, sad

• Not able to be satisfied

• Unquenchable

• When distant objects seem blurry

• Ensconce

• To enclose

Match the following vocabulary

• Motif

• Repeating subject or theme

• Incredulous

• Can't believe is true

• Martyr

• One willing to die for a cause

• Strident

• To offer a counter accucation

• Recrimination

• Loud, harsh sound

Match the following quotes to the characters?

• _ launched a boulder down the mountain.

• Roger

• ____ said, "Are we savages or what?"

• Ralph

• _ said, "The conch is gone."

• Jack

• _ said, "What's grownups going to think?

• Piggy

• __ said, "He'll be painted."

• Sam

Draw the simple that represents "Hope, rescue, and civilization"

Which character represents reason and intellect?

• Simon

• Ralph

• Jack

• Piggy

What does the following underline word mean in this quote: They heaved the fallen boy to the platform and let him lie.

• raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

• a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing