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Lord of the Flies - novel final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which boy is fat, asthmatic, wears glasses, and is killed by Roger?

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Robert

2.

Which boy is the fair-haired leader who is hunted by Jack's tribe?

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Roger

3.

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).

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Jack

4.

Which boy has dark hair and throws stones at Henry to miss, but later becomes Jack's evil lieutenant and head torturer?

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Roger

d)

Robert

5.

Which boy discovers the truth about "the beast" but is killed before he can reveal that truth to the group?

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Maurice

6.

How did the boys end up on the island?

a)

They were shipwrecked

b)

Their plane crashed

c)

They were abandoned

7.

What group did Jack originally serve as leader?

a)

Choir

b)

Chess club

c)

Military academy

8.

What does Piggy blame for his diarrhea in Chapter 1?

a)

Bad fish

b)

Drinking salt water

c)

Too much fruit

9.

Why doesn't Jack kill the piglet trapped in the creepers?

a)

Because he doesn't have the right weapons

b)

Because he couldn't bear the thought of the blood

c)

Because he didn't know how

10.

How does Ralph summon the boys to the meeting site?

a)

With a bugle

b)

With a conch

c)

With a flare gun

11.

Which boy symbolizes goodness, nature, purity, and kindness?

a)

Roger

b)

Simon

c)

Ralph

d)

Jack

12.

Which boy symbolizes sadism, disorder, anarchy, and evil?

a)

Roger

b)

Simon

c)

Ralph

d)

Jack

13.

Which boy symbolizes democracy, order, civilization, and benevolent (good) leadership?

a)

Simon

b)

Roger

c)

Ralph

d)

Jack

14.

Which boy symbolizes dictatorship, selfish leadership, and lust for power?

a)

Roger

b)

Simon

c)

Ralph

d)

Jack

15.

Which boy represents rationality, science, reason, intelligence, and civilization?

a)

Simon

b)

Robert

c)

Piggy

d)

Maurice

16.

What happens to the child with the mulberry birthmark?

a)

He is rescued

b)

He drowns

c)

He is killed in the fire

d)

He is killed by the beast

17.

What object is used to start the signal fire?

a)

Piggy's glasses

b)

Two sticks

c)

A flint

d)

A book of matches

18.

What does Ralph say is the group's greatest priority?

a)

Rescue

b)

Shelters

c)

Hunting for meat

d)

Finding fresh water

19.

What does Jack say is the group's greatest priority?

a)

Rescue

b)

Shelters

c)

Hunting for meat

d)

Finding fresh water

20.

What does the Littlun say the "beastie" may be?

a)

Other kids walking around

b)

The evil that lives inside us

c)

A wild pig

d)

A snake-thing

21.

What does the conch symbolize?

a)

Order, civilization, democracy

b)

Home, safety, parents

c)

Disorder, chaos, anarchy

d)

Intelligence, reason, science

22.

What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?

a)

Order, civilization, democracy

b)

Home, safety, parents

c)

Chaos, disorder, anarchy

d)

Intelligence, reason, science

23.

What do painted faces symbolize?

a)

Science, reason, intelligence

b)

Savagery, protection from shame/guilt

c)

Hope, safety, civilization

d)

Adulthood, maturity

24.

What does the signal fire symbolize?

a)

Science, reason, intelligence

b)

Savagery, protection from shame/guilt

c)

Hope, safety, civilization

d)

Adulthood, maturity

25.

What does "the beast" symbolize?

a)

Reason, science, logic

b)

Morals, values, faith

c)

Fear, superstition, irrationality

d)

Home, safety, parents

26.

What happens when Jack's hunters kill the first pig?

a)

The signal fire goes out

b)

Several littluns go missing

c)

The fire burns out of control

d)

None of the above

27.

Who are the first children to see "the beast"?

a)

Littluns

b)

Roger and Simon

c)

Sam and Eric

d)

Ralph and Piggy

28.

What is "the beast," really?

a)

A severed pig's head on a stick

b)

Their imagination

c)

A dead pilot

d)

The evil that exists in man

29.

Who discovers the truth about "the beast" and tries to tell the others?

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Piggy

d)

Sam and Eric

30.

What is the "Lord of the Flies"?

a)

A severed pig's head on a stick

b)

A snake-like creature

c)

A dead pilot

d)

A nickname for Jack

31.

What does the lord of the flies represent?

a)

Anarchy, chaos, disorder

b)

Fear and superstition

c)

A society devoid of religion

d)

The evil that exists within mankind

32.

What does the naval officer represent?

a)

Hope, safety, civilization

b)

Corruption and war

c)

Religion, faith, Christianity

d)

Democracy and order

33.

Which boy said: "Maybe there is a beast. What I mean is, maybe it's only us" (Golding 98).

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Jack

d)

Piggy

34.

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).

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Jack

d)

Piggy

35.

Which boy said: "I'm not going to play any longer. Not with you" (Golding 145).

a)

Ralph

b)

Simon

c)

Jack

d)

Piggy

36.

Why does Jack leave the head of the pig after the kill?

a)

Because the head has no meat

b)

As an offering for the beast

c)

Because he wants to scare Ralph and Piggy

d)

For good luck

37.

How do the boys kill Simon?

a)

They drown him

b)

They roll a bolder over him

c)

They stab him to death with spears

d)

They beat him to death

38.

How do Piggy's glasses get broken?

a)

He drops them off the cliff

b)

He steps on them

c)

Jack hits him and they fall on the ground

d)

They fall into the fire

39.

Who shares his meat with Piggy after the first kill?

a)

Ralph

b)

Sam and Eric

c)

Roger

d)

Simon

40.

How does Piggy die?

a)

He drowns

b)

Roger hits him with a bolder and falls 40 feet to his death

c)

He is beaten to death

d)

Jack slits his throat and roasts him like a pig

41.

What else is destroyed along with Piggy?

a)

A radio

b)

Piggy's glasses

c)

The conch

d)

Their last hope

42.

When Jack, Roger, and Maurice raid Ralph's camp, what do they steal?

a)

A radio

b)

The signal fire

c)

Piggy's glasses

d)

The conch

43.

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).

a)

Jack

b)

Roger

c)

Ralph

d)

Simon

44.

What do the twins reveal to Ralph about Roger?

a)

He's a terror

b)

He had tortured them

c)

He sharpened a stick at both ends

d)

All of the above

45.

Just before the naval officer arrives at the end of the novel, what was the tribe trying to do?

(a)  

46.

Which is the definition of Wary?

a)

Having a bitter, unpleasant smell

b)

Awkward; clumsy

c)

Extremely careful; cautious

d)

Aggressively defiant; quick to argue or fight

47.

Which are synonyms for Extract?

a)

To pull or draw out; remove, especially with great skill

b)

To cry noisily; whine; whimper

c)

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner; stroll

d)

To satisfy the thirst or put out, as a fire

48.

For which word are these antonyms: cheerful, bright, excited, happy?

a)

Corpulent

b)

Acrid

c)

Multitudinous

d)

Somber

49.

Which group of words are antonyms for exulting?

a)

Dry; unappetizing; flavorless; dull

b)

Grieve; mourn; downplay; disappoint

c)

Agile; coordinated; elegant; graceful

d)

Sweet-smelling; savory; fragrant

50.

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.

a)

Dredge

b)

Theological

c)

Cordon

d)

Corpulent