Lord of the Flies Quiz (15 points)

Which of the statements below do NOT describe William Golding?

• Lord of the Flies was immediately successful and made William Golding an instant celebrity.

• He was a teacher.

• His experiences in World War Two had a profound effect on his view of humanity.

• He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

• He was British.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the statements below do NOT describe the novel, Lord of the Flies?

• Lord of the Flies was published before World War I.

• The title refers to beelzebub, or Satan.

• It was written partly in response to another famous novel, Coral Island, in which another group of boys finds themselves stranded on an island. Two of the main characters in Coral Island are called Ralph and Jack.

• It was William Golding’s first novel.

• It was rejected 21 times before publication.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How did the boys end up on the island? Where were they going?

• They were shipwrecked while going on a school trip.

• They crash-landed on the island while being evacuated during a war.

• They were on a treasure hunt and got lost.

• They were on a family vacation and got stranded.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is “the scar” and what caused it?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Piggy is the first character we meet. Describe Piggy in two to three complete sentences. What does he look like? What words would you use to describe his personality? What do we know about his life before the island? How does he feel about being stranded on the island? (2 points)

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Describe Ralph in two to three complete sentences. What does he look like? What words would you use to describe his personality? What do we know about his life before the island? How does he feel about being stranded on the island?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following statements does NOT describe Jack?

• He has red hair and blue eyes.

• He is head boy and in charge of the choir.

• He becomes chief.

• He and his group volunteer to be the hunters.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do Ralph and Piggy gather the other boys?

• By blowing a conch shell

• By shouting loudly

• By sending a messenger

• By lighting a signal fire

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is elected as chief?

• Jack

• Ralph

• Piggy

• Johnny

• Simon

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do Ralph, Jack, and Simon find at the very end of Chapter One?

• Evidence of another survivor.

• A hidden cave

• A piglet

• A stream

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9