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WorksheetsLORD OF THE FLIES TEST REVIEW
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Lord of the Flies was represented as...
a)
the dead parachutist
b)
Simon
c)
Jack
d)
the sow's head on a stick
2.
When Piggy says "I know there isn't no beast...unless we get frightened of people," this is an example of:
a)
irony
b)
foreshadowing
c)
allusion
d)
alliteration
3.
At the start of the novel, the island where the boys land is a perfect and "sinless" place, most similiar to...
a)
England
b)
Treasure Island
c)
the Garden of Eden
d)
Heaven
4.
Once Jack and his men break away, they raid the camp for...
a)
fire
b)
the conch
c)
captives
d)
meat
5.
What do the boys use to start the fire?
a)
Piggy's specs
b)
a lighter
c)
matches
d)
flint and steel
6.
In the end, what event truly symbolizes the end of civilized life?
a)
the death of Piggy
b)
the death of Simon
c)
being rescued
d)
the shattering of the conch
7.
Ralph admiring Piggy's ability to think truly shows that...
a)
Ralph is evil at heard.
b)
Ralph is maturing.
c)
Piggy has manipulated.
d)
Ralph is a horrible leader.
8.
At the end, the officer who rescues the boys sees Jack as...
a)
a painted savage
b)
a leader
c)
Satan
d)
a little red-headed boy
9.
The Lord of the Flies symbolizes:
a)
man's greed
b)
man's natural savagery
c)
man's stupidity
d)
man's failures
10.
A CENTRAL theme in this novel is:
a)
children are inately inncent
b)
all humans have a primal, beast-like nature
c)
we need rules to survive
d)
power is the root of all evil
11.
After his rescue, Ralph weeps for all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
the death of Piggy
b)
the end of innocence
c)
the darkness of man's heart
d)
his lost friendship with Jack
12.
When Jack states (in chapter 2), "We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages," it is an example of:
a)
imagery
b)
allegory
c)
symbolism
d)
irony
13.
Jack is able to become a leader of his own tribe when he...
a)
decides he isn't "gonna play anymore" and he leaves Ralph's group.
b)
kills Ralph.
c)
kills Piggy
d)
steals the conch
14.
Fill in the blank with the word that escapes Ralph's mind in this quote: "The fire's the most important thing on the island, because...because ________."
a)
rescue
b)
smoke
c)
home
d)
heat
15.
At the start of the novel, Jack is embarrassed because...
a)
he can't kill the pig
b)
he can't make a shelter
c)
he peed his pants
d)
he wasn't voted chief
16.
The first symbol of island government was:
a)
the choir boys' caps
b)
fire
c)
the conch
d)
the knife
17.
The boys wish for a sign from the adults. Shortly after, a dead parachutist falls from the sky. What message does this send (symbolically)?
a)
They're all gonna die. There is no hope.
b)
The adults are looking for them.
c)
The adults are solving their problems with war too!
d)
THEY are the beast.
18.
Henry (a littl'un) was protected from the stones that Roger through at him by....
a)
trees that were in the way.
b)
Percival.
c)
Roger's kindness.
d)
the conditioning of civilization.
19.
Samneric warn Ralph that Roger and the boys are coming after him with...
a)
large rocks
b)
knives
c)
fire
d)
a stick sharpened at both ends
20.
Simon realizes that the beast, the thing they should truly be afraid of....
a)
lives on the mountain.
b)
is stalking them at night.
c)
is the Lord of the Flies.
d)
is within each of them.
21.
Jack and friends try to force him out of the forest with fire. However, this fire actually is what saves them. This is an example of:
a)
irony
b)
foreshadowing
c)
allegory
d)
symbolism
22.
Ralph's MAIN focus was:
a)
shelter
b)
killing a pig
c)
finding a beast
d)
fire
23.
Darkness is often associated with all of the following except...
a)
fire
b)
evil
c)
the jungle
d)
Simon
24.
Ralph was made the leader because...
a)
he was the strongest.
b)
he could sing C sharp.
c)
he had the best ideas.
d)
he had the conch.
25.
At the end of the book, who steps up and answers to being the leader, when asked by the officer?
a)
Jack
b)
Ralph
c)
Piggy
d)
Roger
26.
_______ represented the strongest voice for civilization.
a)
Piggy
b)
Simon
c)
Percival
d)
Ralph
27.
Looking at this novel as a Biblical Allegory...the island at the END of the book most represents:
a)
the Garden of Eden
b)
Heaven
c)
Hell
d)
England
28.
Based on specific references in the novel, we can infer that Golding was highly influenced by....
a)
growing up during World War I.
b)
fighting in World War II.
c)
his abusive parents.
d)
fighting in the Vietnam War.
29.
Which of the following is NOT washed out to sea/
a)
Piggy's body
b)
Simon's body
c)
the dead parachutist's body
d)
the conch
30.
Piggy visits Jack's tribe because...
a)
he wants his specs back.
b)
he wants to have fun!
c)
he wants to save Samneric.
d)
he wants to fight them.
31.
When Jack kills his first pig, the celebration is sort of overshadowed by...
a)
his injury.
b)
Simon telling him that he is a vegetarian and then talking about animal rights.
c)
the fire going out which ruined a potention rescue.
d)
Ralph got mad at him because he wansnt asked to join.
32.
“He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up” is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
allusion
d)
onomatopoeia
33.
“This would make a wizard fort. We can roll rocks--right on the bridge" is an example of:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
symbolism
34.
”...but here, faced by the brute obtuseness of the ocean, the miles of division, one was clamped down, one was helpless, one was condemned, one was-” is an example of:
a)
anaphora
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
35.
_________ represents: a facade, guise, means of hiding oneself from self and from others
a)
mask/facepaint
b)
fire
c)
glasses
d)
long hair
36.
_________ represents: authority, order, rules, the belief that everyone has the right to speak and be listened to
a)
conch
b)
glasses
c)
fire
d)
the island
37.
_________ represents: man's inhumanity to man; man's ultimate end; what happens to individuals in war waged by adults
a)
death
b)
Simon
c)
Piggy
d)
conch
38.
_________ represents: a microcosm of the world; at first reminiscent of the Garden of Eden, and later it resembles Hell.
a)
the island
b)
fire
c)
England
d)
the LOTF
39.
_________ represents: torture, execution, selseless violence
a)
Roger
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
40.
_________ represents: democratic leadership
a)
Ralph
b)
Simon
c)
Piggy
d)
Jack
41.
_________ represents: the Devil, decay, destruction
a)
the LOTF
b)
the flies
c)
Roger
d)
glasses
42.
_________ represents: the symbol of evil in the boys and in humanity in general; the sacrifice/offering meant to caml the beast
a)
pig's head on a stick
b)
the LOTF
c)
flies
d)
fire
43.
_________ represents: the ability to see and understand clearly; humankind's use of technology to impove life
a)
Piggy's glasses
b)
the conch
c)
fire
d)
flies
44.
_________ represents: followers of Beelzebub; spreaders of decay; assocaited with death
a)
flies
b)
pig's head on a stick
c)
fire
d)
glasses
45.
_________ represents: hope for rescue and a happy ending; by the end of the book, human's capacity for destruction
a)
fire
b)
glasses
c)
ship
d)
island
46.
_________ represents: child-like innocence, instictive goodness
a)
Simon
b)
Percival
c)
Jack
d)
Roger
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