Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-4

Which passage best conveys that Jack is detached from modern society?

• He passed his tongue across dry lips and scanned the uncommunicative forest.
• His sandy hair, considerably longer than it had been when they dropped in, was lighter now; and his bare back was a mass of dark freckles and peeling sunburn.
• He...raised his head and breathed in gently with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information. The forest and he were very still.
• Only when Jack himself roused a gaudy bird from a primitive nest of sticks was the silence shattered and echoes set ringing by a harsh cry that seemed to come out of the abyss of ages.

Determine which literary device is most relevant in the given passage. The whole space was walled with dark aromatic bushes, and was a bowl of heat and light. A great tree, fallen across one corner, leaned against the trees that still stood and a rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Irony
• Alliteration

When Ralph first meets Piggy, what is Ralph’s attitude toward him?

• Respectful and kind
• Polite but uninterested
• Indifferent and slightly dismissive
• Overly eager to impress him

What is the significance of the boys losing control of the fire?

• It foreshadows their loss of control and descent into savagery
• It symbolizes their rejection of adult rules
• It represents their passion for rescue
• It shows their unity and teamwork

How does Jack’s use of face paint affect him?

• It makes him feel silly
• It makes him self conscious
• It frees him from shame and civilized restraint
• It allows him to hide from Ralph's authority

What is the most significant consequence of the hunters letting the fire go out?

• They lose their chance of rescue
• They have no way of cooking the pig
• They will now be cold at night
• They start a forest fire

How does Piggy’s broken glasses function as a symbol in Chapter 4?

• They show the power of technology
• They represent the beginning of chaos and loss of rationality
• They symbolize Piggy’s weakness
• They represent the group’s dependence on adults

What is Golding’s purpose in contrasting Jack’s success in hunting with Ralph’s failure to maintain order?

• To show the conflict between violence and reason
• To highlight Ralph’s incompetence
• To suggest the need for leadership rotation
• To illustrate how teamwork leads to success

The little boy’s disappearance after the fire primarily serves as

• A comic relief moment
• A turning point symbolizing the loss of innocence
• A misunderstanding
• A punishment for carelessness

When Roger throws stones at Henry but deliberately misses, what literary concept does this moment best illustrate?

• Foreshadowing
• Internal Conflict
• Characterization
• Motif