WorksheetsStudy Guide for LOTF Final
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The conch provides the boys with a link to the world of adulthood and authority.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The boys murder Simon because they think he is “batty.”
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Ralph starts the first fire by rubbing two sticks together.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A navy officer rescues the boys.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Early in the novel, the signal fire goes out because Jack and his hunters neglect it.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The boys were on the island because their ship was sunk.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
One of the reasons Ralph cries is because he has experienced violence and understands that the world is not completely good.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Ralph is elected chief for all of the following reasons except
a)
He is tall and fair-haired
b)
He makes a popular impression
c)
He possesses intellectual superiority
d)
He has the conch
9.
The conch becomes a symbol of
a)
Freedom
b)
Authority
c)
Tyranny
d)
Death
10.
The boys taunt Piggy for all of the following reasons except
a)
His clumsiness
b)
His intelligence
c)
His fatness
d)
His poor vision
11.
Jack changes from a civilized schoolboy to a (an)
a)
Insane butcher obsessed with murdering his way to power.
b)
A sadist (someone who gets pleasure from causing others’ pain) obsessed with torture
c)
A clever tyrant obsessed with creating a new form of government
d)
A savage obsessed with hunting
12.
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 boys found some fuel that had leaked from the plan and carried it to the site in a shell.
d)
It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy’s glasses as a “burning glass.”
13.
What causes the hunters, who had promised to keep the fire burning, to neglect it and allow it to go out?
a)
They become more interested in trying to build a canoe
b)
They are inexperience and don’t really know how to keep it burning.
c)
They fall asleep during their shift.
d)
They can only think about hunting and getting meat.
14.
The masks the boys paint onto their faces symbolize all of the following EXCEPT
a)
the savagery of the boys
b)
the disguise that shows they have become “someone else” with different values and behavior norms
c)
the natural goodness of man
d)
a way to hide from someone’s conscience
15.
What is Simon saying when he thinks the “beast” may be inside the boys themselves?
a)
They have eaten some poisoned meat
b)
The beast is all in their imaginations
c)
Evil is everywhere
d)
The dark side of the human personality can destroy mankind
16.
What does Simon find when he finally reaches the beast?
a)
It is a dead pilot. The parachute is tangled and inflates when the wind blows.
b)
It is a statue, probably carved by a tribe who once lived on the island.
c)
It is really a wild beast. He runs in fear.
d)
It is a pile of rocks and branches that Jack made to scare the others.
17.
After Simon is killed, his body being washed to sea symbolically means that
a)
The boys were glad there was no evidence of the murder.
b)
The boy’s guilt was washed away also
c)
Ralph and Piggy were not responsible for the murder
d)
All goodness has been washed from the island
18.
Who starts the fire that ironically brings rescue?
a)
Roger
b)
Jack
c)
Ralph
d)
Simon
19.
Simon’s death represents the death of
a)
Poetry and imagination
b)
Law and order
c)
Reason and common sense
d)
Democracy and freedom
20.
While staring at the severed pig’s head, Simon has a mystical experience which reveals to him that the beast is
a)
On the mountain top
b)
A creature that the boys can hunt and kill
c)
The evil within the human heart and mind
d)
A creature from the sea
21.
The fire represents
a)
Hope
b)
Power
c)
Survival
d)
All of the above
22.
Which character best fits into this character statement: In Lord of the Flies, __________ is owned by an obsession with torture, execution, and senseless violence.
a)
Rodger
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Sam 'n Eric
23.
The pig's head on the stick
a)
Is the sacrifice or offering meant to calm the beast
b)
Is the beast
c)
Represents the evil of the boys/humanity
d)
All of the above
24.
When Ralph sobs at the end, he is weeping for all of the following except ___
a)
Piggy
b)
the evil nature of man
c)
the death of the brave parachutist who was from the boys’ homeland
d)
the fact that he will never again be as hopeful and optimistic about people and the future as he was when he first landed on the island
25.
The novel Lord of the Flies illustrates all of the following except ___.
a)
Evil can overpower good.
b)
hose that use logic or common sense to solve problems will be protected from evil.
c)
The immoral actions of the group can destroy the innocence of the individual.
d)
Acts of evil can result from fear of the unknown.
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