Lord of the Flies Review

Choose the best answer and put it on the answer sheet. (2 points each) How did the boys happen to come to 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 do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form?

• A. A conch shell

• B. A British flag

• C. A Bible

• D. A whale jaw bone

How do Piggy and Ralph gather all of the boys on the island?

• A. They light a fire

• B. They scream loudly

• C. They find a conch that Ralph blows

• D. They call to them using the public address system from their shipwrecked plane

Who gets elected leader?

• A. Jack

• B. Simon

• C. Piggy

• D. Ralph

What doesn't Piggy want to be called?

• A. Piggy

• B. Fatty

• C. Samneric

• D. Assmar

Who gets to speak at the meetings?

• A. Only Jack and Ralph

• B. Whoever holds the conch

• C. Whoever raises his hand first

• D. Everyone is allowed to speak at any time

Who are the hunters, and what is their job?

• A. The littluns; looking for ships and planes

• B. Samneric; killing dangerous animals

• C. Jack & the choirboys; getting food

• D. Simon, Piggy, Ralph; governing the boys

What does a littl'un think he has seen in the forest?

• A. A snake-thing which he calls a beastie

• B. Adults' footprints

• C. A pack of wild dogs

• D. The skeleton of a large animal

How and why do the boys make fire?

• One boy had a pack of matches which they use. They do it for protection from wild animals.

• The fire was started by lightning. The boys kept it burning.

• One of the older boys found some fuel that had leaked from the crashed plane. Comfort and warmth

• It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy's glasses as a "burning glass."

How has Jack's personality developed 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• Jack is becoming withdrawn and fearful.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