ENG 4 CP Final Exam

Which form of evidence best shows the government style on the island when they are first setting up the rules?

• We can’t have everyone talking at once….I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it while he’s speaking

• We’ll have rules! [Jack] cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em--“ …“Wacco!

• He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy

• This is our island. This is a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us, we’ll have fun

At the end of chapter two “Fire on the Mountain,” you can infer that…

• The little’un with the birthmark didn’t escape the fire.

• The boys successfully built a signal fire.

• The island was a paradise for the children.

• The little’un with the birthmark became the leader.

Once Ralph begins to reflect on how chaotic the island is getting, what realization makes him readjust his values?

• That he is the strongest among the boys and should lead with force.

• That maybe he isn’t as qualified to be chief as he once thought because he can’t think like Piggy can.

• That the other boys will follow him no matter what he decides.

• That he should focus on hunting rather than maintaining order.

What contradicts Ralph’s insisting that “this is a good island!”?

• Reports of murders

• Reports of a snake-like beastie

• Reports of people stealing

• Reports of air attacks

The boys need the shelters because…

• They need protection from the rain, shade from the sun, and a sense of security.

• They want to play games without getting wet.

• They are looking for a place to store their food.

• They enjoy building things with their friends.

The murder of Piggy and the destruction of the conch best represents…

• The triumph of savagery over civilization

• The destruction of logic and order

• The importance of friendship and loyalty

• The inevitability of fate

What is Lord of the Flies a microcosm of in society?

• The beauty of nature

• The cruelty of society

• The innocence of childhood

• The power of friendship

Simon uses ___________ to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.

• Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”

• Persistence: “But there is no animal!”

• Logic: “It’s scientific, that’s what it is. I know there isn’t no beast—not with claws and all that…

• Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”

Piggy uses ___________ to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.

• Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”

• Persistence: “But there is no animal!”

• Logic: “It’s scientific, that’s what it is. I know there isn’t no beast—not with claws and all that…”

• Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”

While staring at the impaled pig’s head on a stick, Simon has a mystical experience that reveals...

• The beast is a physical creature lurking in the forest.

• The beast is the evil within the human heart and mind.

• The beast is a figment of the boys' imagination.

• The beast is a symbol of their lost innocence.