WorksheetsLord of the Flies Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He is elected leader of the group on the island.
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
2.
He kills Piggy by pushing a boulder onto him.
a)
Samneric
b)
Jack
c)
Maurice
d)
Roger
3.
Even though he thinks building huts should be the number one priority, he gets a thrill when he hits a boar with a spear.
a)
Roger
b)
Jack
c)
Ralph
d)
Rick
4.
This character most likely dies in the fire at the beginning of the book.
a)
Piggy
b)
Boy with the Birthmark
c)
Pilot
d)
The Beast
5.
This symbolizes order and civilization.
a)
Conch
b)
Glasses
c)
Scar
d)
Mask
6.
The object represents intelligence .
a)
Glasses
b)
Conch
c)
Scar
d)
Binoculars
7.
This symbol also means Beelzebub or the devil.
a)
Roger
b)
Parachutist
c)
Jack
d)
Lord of the Flies
8.
This symbol is destroyed to demonstrate the theme that without society and rules, man will return to his savage roots.
a)
Captain
b)
Glasses
c)
Conch
d)
Ronald McDonald
9.
Simon discovers this main theme about human nature when speaking to the Lord of the Flies
a)
The beast is part of us
b)
Pigs are ugly
c)
Humans need each other
d)
Humans are inherently innocent
10.
The killing of this character shows that people are more likely to do bad things when in a group because they get caught up in the excitement or feel the security of acting in a group.
a)
Mulberry Mark Boy
b)
Simon
c)
Ralph
d)
Piggy
11.
The reason the boys are on the island
a)
Plane Crash
b)
Boat Crash
c)
Born There
d)
What Island?
12.
The “beast” on top of the mountain is actually this.
a)
Pilot
b)
Boar
c)
Gorilla
d)
Parachutist
13.
This is Jack’s reaction when he isn’t elected leader for the second time.
a)
Leaves to form his own tribe
b)
Cries
c)
Is mad, but okay w decision
d)
Demands a revote
14.
“I got the conch, I get to speak.” Who usually says this?
a)
Samneric
b)
Jack
c)
Ralph
d)
Piggy
15.
He said, “Things are breaking up." This character realizes their "civilization" isn't working out as well as theythought.
a)
Ralph
b)
Simon
c)
Captain
d)
Piggy
16.
“What if, what if the beast is really us?" Who has this realization?
a)
Simon
b)
Ralph
c)
Piggy
d)
Jack
17.
The fire that Jack sets to smoke out Ralph actually leads to Ralph's rescue. This is an example of what literary term?
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Irony
c)
Metaphor
d)
Flashback
18.
How did Jack start the fire?
a)
Piggy's glasses
b)
By wood
19.
When the naval officer arrives on the island, he describes the situation as..
a)
fun and games
b)
war and peace
c)
a tragedy in the making
d)
a proper training exercise
20.
Why is Percival's interaction with the naval officer important in the final scenes?
a)
He cries and the officer picks him up to show that compassion still exists.
b)
The boy grabs his leg to show how desperate it all is.
c)
The boy has forgotten his address, maybe his name. It shows the loss of civilization.
d)
The man ignores the little boy to show that their youth is really lost.
21.
Who is captured and forced to become part of Jack's group?
a)
Roger
b)
Simon
c)
Samneric
d)
Muarice
22.
What happens to Simon's body?
a)
The boys roll him off a cliff
b)
He floats out to sea
c)
They leave him on the beach
d)
The boys cover him with palm fronds in the morning
23.
What is Piggy's reaction to the death of Simon?
a)
He says it was a tragedy.
b)
He says it was an accident.
c)
He's afraid he'll be next.
d)
He says there is no justice on the island.
24.
Which of the following was NOT something the Lord of the Flies says?
a)
You're a naughty little devil.
b)
Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill.
c)
You are a silly little boy!
d)
You knew didn't you? I'm part of you?
25.
Who comes up with the idea to make a sundial so that they can tell time? (The answer should be obvious.)
a)
Jack
b)
Piggy
c)
Ralph
d)
Simon
26.
Which character is described as a " choir leader, "silly without ugliness"?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
27.
Which character is described as a "handsome, athletic, natural leader"?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
28.
Which character is described as a "
poetic, sensitive loner"?
poetic, sensitive loner"?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
29.
Which character is described as "
intelligent, not very active"?
intelligent, not very active"?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
30.
Which character is described as a "numerous small children of the group"?
a)
Sam
b)
Maurice
c)
Roger
d)
Littluns
31.
Which character is described as "one of the pair of identical twins"?
a)
Sam
b)
Maurice
c)
Roger
d)
Littluns
32.
Which character is described as "grinning all the time," choir boy"?
a)
Sam
b)
Maurice
c)
Roger
d)
Littluns
33.
Which character is described as "slight, furtive," natural tendency to cruelty" .
a)
Sam
b)
Maurice
c)
Roger
d)
Littluns
34.
What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle buds?
a)
He is optimistic about their chances for survival.
b)
He is afraid of snakes.
c)
He is creative in his thinking.
d)
His method of dealing with the world is violent.
35.
Who are the hunters, and what is their job?
a)
The littluns; looking for ships and planes
b)
Samneric; killing dangerous animals
c)
The choirboys; getting food
d)
Simon, Piggy, Ralph; governing the boys
36.
What does a Little 'Un think he has seen in the forest?
a)
A snake-thing which he calls a beastie
b)
Adults' footprints
c)
A pack of wild dogs
d)
The skeleton of a large animal
37.
How and why do the boys make fire?
a)
They do it for protection from wild animals. One boy had a pack of matches which they use.
b)
The fire was started by lightening. The boys kept it burning.
c)
The Little "Uns were afraid of the dark. One of the older boys found some fuel that had leaked from the crashed plane, and carried it to the site in a shell.
d)
It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy's glasses as a "burning glass."
38.
Who does not join Jack's "tribe"?
a)
Simon, Ralph, and Piggy
b)
Simon, Piggy, and Roger
c)
Raplh, Piggy, and Henry
d)
Roger, Simon, and Maurice
39.
The game of "killing the pig" becomes savage when:
a)
Ralph and Jack fight
b)
Jack hurts a littun in his excitement
c)
Roger jabs Robert with a spear
d)
Piggy is killed
40.
Who has a conversation with the Lord of the Flies?
a)
Jack
b)
Piggy
c)
Roger
d)
Simon
41.
The warning from the Lord of the Flies is that:
a)
Simon shouldn't tell the others the truth
b)
The boys will not be rescued without a fire
c)
The next ship to come will be an enemy ship
d)
Horrible weather is on the way
42.
The only boy to know the truth about the beast on the mountain is:
a)
Ralph
b)
Simon
c)
Jack
d)
Roger
43.
The boy who shares his meat with Piggy is:
a)
Simon
b)
Ralph
c)
Jack
d)
Robert
44.
When Jack's tribe sneaks into the shelters the second time, they steal
a)
the conch
b)
fire
c)
Piggy's specs
d)
the last of the littluns
45.
When the hunters get back with the pig, what does Jack do to Piggy?
a)
He slaps him.
b)
He steals his glasses to cook the pig.
c)
He happily shares the pig with Piggy.
d)
He apologizes to Piggy for being mean earlier.
46.
How did the littluns spend most of their time?
a)
crying
b)
playing
c)
hunting
d)
reading
47.
What does Jack want more than anything?
a)
meat
b)
rescue
c)
comic book
d)
break Piggy's glasses
48.
How does Roger behave toward Henry?
a)
He growls at him.
b)
He behaves friendly around him.
c)
He acts shy around him.
d)
He throws stones around him.
49.
What is Ralph angry about when he sees the ship?
a)
The signal fire is out.
b)
The boys are not waving to the ship.
c)
The boys are all napping when the ship drives by.
d)
The fire is too strong and will burn them alive before the ship arrives.
50.
What is the literary term that explains the narrative form of the novel?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person limited
d)
Third person omniscient
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