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Lord of the Flies Chapter 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was elected the leader by a vote?
a)
Jack
b)
Piggy
c)
Sam & Eric
d)
Ralph
2.
Thinks his father in the Royal Navy will rescue them
a)
Piggy
b)
Ralph
c)
Jack
d)
Johnny
3.

hatred

a)

enmity

b)

bastion

c)

interpose

d)

hiatus

4.
Why did Jack think he should be the leader?
a)
He was head boy and could sing C sharp.
b)
He was the largest of all the boys.
c)
He had a loud speaking voice.
d)
He loved to order people about.
5.
According to Ralph, why did he tell everyone about Piggy's name?
a)
He didn't want him to be the leader.
b)
He was bullying him.
c)
It was better than Fatty that Jack called him.
d)
He didn't know his other name.
6.
Why did Jack and Ralph and Simon all leave the group?
a)
To find the pilot and plane.
b)
To get away from the crying.
c)
To see if they were on an island.
d)
To find food and shelter.
7.
What animal do they encounter?
a)
Bear
b)
Bobcat
c)
Pig
d)
Wild turkey
8.
Who missed killing the animal and was embarrassed?
a)
Ralph
b)
Jack
c)
Piggy
d)
Simon
9.
What is the name of the first chapter?
a)
The Lord of the Flies
b)
The Sound of the Shell
c)
The Finding of the Pilot
d)
The Crashing in the Scar
10.
Piggy tells Ralph that he heard that pilot of the plane say something about an atom bomb
a)
True
b)
False
11.

blooming of flowers

a)

efflorescence

b)

enmity

c)

decorous

d)

chorister

12.

Who thinks of the idea to blow into the shell to call the others?

a)

Ralph

b)

Piggy

c)

Jack

d)

SImon

13.

What is the scar on the island?

a)

a swimming hole

b)

a trail of broken trees from the plane crash

c)

a birthmark

d)

a rocky area

14.

A defense; a stronghold

a)

bastion

b)

ebullience

c)

tumult

d)

tirade

15.

Why can't Piggy run or swim?

a)

he is too young

b)

he has asthma

c)

he is scared

16.

What are the creepers?

a)

bugs in the woods

b)

vines growing out of control

17.
Piggy laughs and enjoys the attention when the other boys make fun of his name
a)
True
b)
False
18.

A break or pause

a)

hiatus

b)

officious

c)

nimble

d)

scornful

19.

In Lord of the Flies Golding suggests that man is inherently

a)

Defensive, timid, and non-confrontational

b)

Savage, cruel, barbarous

c)

At peace with life’s ambiguities

d)

Sensible, ordered, farsighted

20.
secret and sly or sordid
a)
furtive
b)
improvise
c)
covert
d)
ineffectual
21.

The Conch Shell symbolizes

a)

Power

b)

Free Speech

c)

Civilization

d)

All of the above

22.
Speaker? “And I’ve been wearing specs since I was three.”
a)
Sam 'n Eric
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Piggy
23.

How did the boys come to inhabit the island?

a)

Boat sank

b)

Left there on vacation

c)

Place crash

d)

Swam from nearby island

24.

Why does Piggy get upset with Ralph?

a)

He threw sand in his eyes

b)

He took his handkerchief

c)

He tells Piggy's nickname

d)

He decides not to play with him

25.

What role is given to the choirboys?

a)

Hunters

b)

gatherers of wood

c)

watchmen

d)

cooks