In Chapter 7, who hits the boar with a spear and feels the excitement of the hunt?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Robert

• Piggy

In Chapter 7, who hits the boar with a spear and feels the excitement of the hunt?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Robert

• Piggy

What do Jack and his followers leave as a "gift" for "the beast"?

• the conch shell

• Piggy's glasses

• a large piece of firewood

• a pig's head on a stick

Why do the boys begin their "dance" in Chapter 9?

• They hear music coming from the forest

• They are afraid of the storm, and think it will conquer fear

• They just enjoy dancing

• They want to attract another pig

What is the end result of the ritualistic "dance"?

• The storm disappears, and the boys are safe again.

• Simon is savagely killed.

• Jack is voted in as the new chief.

• The conch shell is lost at sea.

What does "Simon" symbolize in this novel?

• stupidity

• purity and the good side of human nature

• the beast and all that is evil

• authority

What does the sow's head on the stick symbolize?

• Simon's fear

• logic and reason

• evil, the devil

• safety

What might have changed if there had been no fear of "the beast"?

• Ralph might still be a beloved leader

• The signal fire would still be going

• They would already be rescued

• Simon would not have been killed

At the beginning of Chapter 7, Ralph realizes he has become used to

• being filthy.
• being laughed at by other children.
• being hungry.
• constantly fighting with his friends.

What is unsettling about the way the other boys respond to Jack's earlier suggestion to use a littlun as the next pig?

• they laugh at it and aren't particularly bothered by it
• they rush off to find a littlun
• they are shocked and ashamed of Jack
• they laugh at Jack