Lord of the Flies Chapter 6

What is the beast from the air?

• • It is a ghost or spirit haunting the island.

• • It is a large wild pig or some other creature hunting the boys.

• A dead pilot has landed on the island, and his parachute harness is flapping in the wind at the top of the mountain.

• It's a soldier from the war who shipwrecked his vessel at sea.

How is "The Beast" discovered?

• Samneric, on fire duty, exaggeratedly report the new beast to the rest of the boys.

• Simon, see's the figure in the sky approaching the island and let's Ralph know

• Piggy was with the Littluns who saw the new beast and report it to the rest of the boys

• Jack see's the figure while hunting and reports his discovery to the boys.

What has Ralph fixed his mind on, that the others seem to think of very little?

• The disobedience of Jack and the rest of the hunters.

• The boys are not helping with tasks, and not following rules.

• Building proper structures and hygiene with using the bathroom

• The signal fire, smoke, and rescue obsess Ralph.

Why do the others not seem to share Ralph's concern about the fire?

• They are too worried about the beast.

• Ralph appears to feel the burden of leadership and seems now more mature than most of the other boys.

• Jack and the others are too occupied with their obsession for hunting

• The Littluns are too busy keeping themselves entertained with other things around the camp

Why is exploring the castle-like rock formation a scary proposition?

• They suspect that this spot would be a great hunting site. Maurice has previously defied Jack on the issue of only hunting.

• They suspect that if the beast has a home on the island, this must be the spot. Jack has previously defied Ralph on the issue of only talking if one holds the conch, hit Piggy with a "violent swing," and claimed killing the beast "is a hunter's job."

• • It is scary because the boys want to avoid each other there. The concept of the conch has become lost

• • It is scary because it is a haunted castle with ghosts. Sameric have reported seeing a ghost there and reports their finding to the boys.

Which of the boys leads the hunt of Castle Rock?

• Simon reasons out the inconsistencies of the beast:

• Maurice, happy to be relieved of the responsibilities of the Littluns, allows Simon to lead the hunt.

• Jack, happy to be relieved of the responsibilities of chief, allows Ralph to lead the hunt.

• Ralph, happy to be relieved of the responsibilities of chief, allows Jack to lead the hunt.

On the hunt of Castle Rock, why does Ralph go first?

• He claims, after Jack blushes in fear, that "I'm chief. I'll go."

• Ralph goes first because he is scared and wants to run away

• • Ralph goes first because he is lost and doesn’t know where to go and he wants to find a better place for the fire.

• • Ralph goes first because he wants to find treasure or supplies to help with the shelters.

Ralph insists they check the mountaintop for the beast and relight the fire. What is it that the other boys want to do?

• • They want to play games and have fun.

• • They want to ignore Ralph and do whatever Jack says without question.

• • They want to go treasure hunting instead.

• The others want to play in the castle or go back to the camp.

Everyone wants to be rescued, so why do the other boys not work harder at it?

• • They are all lazy and don’t care about anything. They are kids and act like kids so any sense of responsibility they ignore.

• After having a sense of freedom without parents and adults, They don’t want to be rescued and like living on the island.

• They are kids and they act like kids. Immediate gratification has a higher priority than working toward a goal. Play is more fun than work. The basic reason, though, is that they are fearful of what they might find just around the curve.

• • They are waiting for adults to come and save them without trying themselves. They realized that the adults would soon figure out where they are and come for them with or without a fire.

At the beginning of the chapter, what do Ralph and Simon carry back to the shelter before they go to sleep?

• Piggy because he got injured.

• food and supplies for the fire

• more supplies for shelters

• a littlun