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WorksheetsLord of the Flies - novel final
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Which boy is fat, asthmatic, wears glasses, and is killed by Roger?
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
Robert
Which boy is the fair-haired leader who is hunted by Jack's tribe?
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
Roger
Which boy is described as "tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red...his face was...freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes" (Golding 17).
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
Jack
Which boy has dark hair and throws stones at Henry to miss, but later becomes Jack's evil lieutenant and head torturer?
Ralph
Simon
Roger
Robert
Which boy discovers the truth about "the beast" but is killed before he can reveal that truth to the group?
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
Maurice
How did the boys end up on the island?
They were shipwrecked
Their plane crashed
They were abandoned
What group did Jack originally serve as leader?
Choir
Chess club
Military academy
What does Piggy blame for his diarrhea in Chapter 1?
Bad fish
Drinking salt water
Too much fruit
Why doesn't Jack kill the piglet trapped in the creepers?
Because he doesn't have the right weapons
Because he couldn't bear the thought of the blood
Because he didn't know how
How does Ralph summon the boys to the meeting site?
With a bugle
With a conch
With a flare gun
Which boy symbolizes goodness, nature, purity, and kindness?
Roger
Simon
Ralph
Jack
Which boy symbolizes sadism, disorder, anarchy, and evil?
Roger
Simon
Ralph
Jack
Which boy symbolizes democracy, order, civilization, and benevolent (good) leadership?
Simon
Roger
Ralph
Jack
Which boy symbolizes dictatorship, selfish leadership, and lust for power?
Roger
Simon
Ralph
Jack
Which boy represents rationality, science, reason, intelligence, and civilization?
Simon
Robert
Piggy
Maurice
What happens to the child with the mulberry birthmark?
He is rescued
He drowns
He is killed in the fire
He is killed by the beast
What object is used to start the signal fire?
Piggy's glasses
Two sticks
A flint
A book of matches
What does Ralph say is the group's greatest priority?
Rescue
Shelters
Hunting for meat
Finding fresh water
What does Jack say is the group's greatest priority?
Rescue
Shelters
Hunting for meat
Finding fresh water
What does the Littlun say the "beastie" may be?
Other kids walking around
The evil that lives inside us
A wild pig
A snake-thing
What does the conch symbolize?
Order, civilization, democracy
Home, safety, parents
Disorder, chaos, anarchy
Intelligence, reason, science
What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?
Order, civilization, democracy
Home, safety, parents
Chaos, disorder, anarchy
Intelligence, reason, science
What do painted faces symbolize?
Science, reason, intelligence
Savagery, protection from shame/guilt
Hope, safety, civilization
Adulthood, maturity
What does the signal fire symbolize?
Science, reason, intelligence
Savagery, protection from shame/guilt
Hope, safety, civilization
Adulthood, maturity
What does "the beast" symbolize?
Reason, science, logic
Morals, values, faith
Fear, superstition, irrationality
Home, safety, parents
What happens when Jack's hunters kill the first pig?
The signal fire goes out
Several littluns go missing
The fire burns out of control
None of the above
Who are the first children to see "the beast"?
Littluns
Roger and Simon
Sam and Eric
Ralph and Piggy
What is "the beast," really?
A severed pig's head on a stick
Their imagination
A dead pilot
The evil that exists in man
Who discovers the truth about "the beast" and tries to tell the others?
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
Sam and Eric
What is the "Lord of the Flies"?
A severed pig's head on a stick
A snake-like creature
A dead pilot
A nickname for Jack
What does the lord of the flies represent?
Anarchy, chaos, disorder
Fear and superstition
A society devoid of religion
The evil that exists within mankind
What does the naval officer represent?
Hope, safety, civilization
Corruption and war
Religion, faith, Christianity
Democracy and order
Which boy said: "Maybe there is a beast. What I mean is, maybe it's only us" (Golding 98).
Ralph
Simon
Jack
Piggy
Which boy said: "I know about people. I know about me. And him. He can't hurt you: but if you stand out of the way, he'd hurt the next thing. And that's me" (Golding 104).
Ralph
Simon
Jack
Piggy
Which boy said: "I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you" (Golding 145).
Ralph
Simon
Jack
Piggy
Why does Jack leave the head of the pig after the kill?
Because the head has no meat
As an offering for the beast
Because he wants to scare Ralph and Piggy
For good luck
How do the boys kill Simon?
They drown him
They roll a bolder over him
They stab him to death with spears
They beat him to death
How do Piggy's glasses get broken?
He drops them off the cliff
He steps on them
Jack hits him and they fall on the ground
They fall into the fire
Who shares his meat with Piggy after the first kill?
Ralph
Sam and Eric
Roger
Simon
How does Piggy die?
He drowns
Roger hits him with a bolder and falls 40 feet to his death
He is beaten to death
Jack slits his throat and roasts him like a pig
What else is destroyed along with Piggy?
A radio
Piggy's glasses
The conch
Their last hope
When Jack, Roger, and Maurice raid Ralph's camp, what do they steal?
A radio
The signal fire
Piggy's glasses
The conch
Which boy is being described in this passage: "______ gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. ________'s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins" (Golding 67).
Jack
Roger
Ralph
Simon
What do the twins reveal to Ralph about Roger?
He's a terror
He had tortured them
He sharpened a stick at both ends
All of the above
Just before the naval officer arrives at the end of the novel, what was the tribe trying to do?
(a)
Which is the definition of Wary?
Having a bitter, unpleasant smell
Awkward; clumsy
Extremely careful; cautious
Aggressively defiant; quick to argue or fight
Which are synonyms for Extract?
To pull or draw out; remove, especially with great skill
To cry noisily; whine; whimper
To walk in a slow, relaxed manner; stroll
To satisfy the thirst or put out, as a fire
For which word are these antonyms: cheerful, bright, excited, happy?
Corpulent
Acrid
Multitudinous
Somber
Which group of words are antonyms for exulting?
Dry; unappetizing; flavorless; dull
Grieve; mourn; downplay; disappoint
Agile; coordinated; elegant; graceful
Sweet-smelling; savory; fragrant
Which word completes the following sentence: Rick Grimes set up a _________________________ around Alexandria to prevent the walkers and Negan's saviors from infiltrating the safe-zone.
Dredge
Theological
Cordon
Corpulent
