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Lord of the Flies - Chapters 1 & 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the end of Chapter Two, what is assumed to have happened to the young boy with the “mark on his face”? 
a)
Drown while swimming 
b)
Fell off the cliff
c)
Died as a result of the fire 
d)
Wild animal ate him
2.
Which choir boy faints and Jack shows no concern for his well-being? 
a)
Simon
b)
Ralph
c)
Piggy
d)
Jack
3.
Which boys explore the island? 
a)
Piggy, Roger, and Ralph
b)
Piggy, Ralph, and Jack
c)
Ralph, Jack, and Simon
d)
Simon, Piggy, and Ralph
4.
 What did Ralph and Piggy find in the weeds that they used to call the group of survivors together and later, this symbolizes order, power, and rules? 
a)
Conch shell
b)
Hat
c)
Walking stick
d)
Watch
5.
How did the boys all end up stranded on this secluded island? 
a)
Their plane was shot down and crashed on the island.
b)
Their boat sank and they swam to the island.
c)
Their balloon lost air and landed on the island
d)
They were dropped off by a cruise ship
6.
What was the young boy afraid of in the jungle? 
a)
tiger
b)
Monkeys
c)
Snake-like creature 
d)
Giant crabs
7.
The boys decide to make a fire on the island; what do they use to get the fire started? 
a)
Rubbing sticks together
b)
Piggy’s glasses
c)
Flint rock
d)
Matches
8.
What did Jack choose as the role of his Choir once Ralph established himself as chief? 
a)
Fishermen
b)
Gathers of fruit
c)
Building hunt
d)
Hunters
9.
Who is unable to kill the creature because it meant killing a living thing with blood in its veins? 
a)
 Simon
b)
 Jack 
c)
Ralph 
d)
Piggy
10.
What type of animal did they find caught in the vines? 
a)
bird
b)
turtle
c)
pig
d)
deer
11.

Who is the author of our novel Lord of the Flies?

a)

William Orwell

b)

William Golding

c)

George Orwell

d)

George Golding

12.

What rule does Ralph establish during his first meeting after he elected chief?

a)

Everyone must stay together.

b)

If you want to speak, you must have the shell.

c)

If you break a rule, you will get hit with a stick.

d)

All boys must eat fruit and drink to stay healthy.

13.

How does the fire that the boys created become uncontrollable?

a)

The fire quickly spreads when sparks from the fire ignite the surrounding jungle

b)

The boys threw a fire cracker at it

c)

The boys threw sticks at it to make it grow

d)

The boys poured water on to it.

14.

What literary device is being used in the following sentence about the fire on the island?


"Beneath the dark canopy of leaves and smoke the fire laid hold on the forest and began to gnaw. Acres of black and yellow smoke rolled steadily toward the sea."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

15.

What frightening thing does the boy with a dark birthmark on his face say he saw at night?

a)

An enemy warplane

b)

A ghost

c)

A beastie

d)

A nasty

16.

Which sentence does NOT suggest how the boys arrived on the island?

a)

“He must have flown off after he dropped us.”

b)

“When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it.”

c)

“[My dad is] a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come rescue us.”

d)

D. “Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They’re all dead.”