WorksheetsLord of the Flies Chapters 9-12
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What happens to the parachutist at the end of chapter 9?
It completely falls apart.
The wind drags it out to sea.
Ralph & Jack find it and realize the beast isn’t real.
It stays on the mountain.
Ralph and Piggy join in the game that kills Simon.
TRUE
FALSE
What happens to Simon’s body?
The boys bury Simon.
It stays on the beach.
The naval officer finds it.
Nature gives Simon a funeral.
Who calls Simon's death "murder"?
Ralph
Piggy
Jack
Samneric
Who calls Simon's death "an accident"?
Piggy
Ralph
Jack
Samneric
Why does Jack want the beast to stay alive?
He feels bad about Simon’s death.
He knows that Simon wasn’t the beast.
He wants the boys to stay afraid so that he can control them.
What do Jack and the hunters steal at the end of chapter 10?
The conch
Firewood
Meat
Piggy’s specs
What happens to the conch?
Jack steals it.
Ralph hides it.
It gets shattered on the rocks.
Samneric return it to Ralph
What symbolically leaves the island when Piggy is washed out to sea?
Common sense/rational thought
Beauty
Goodness
In chapter 12, what important symbol does Ralph confront?
The conch
The beast
The Lord of the Flies
Piggy’s specs
While he is being hunted in chapter 12, Ralph is compared to a
Cat
Boar
Horse
All of these
Ironically, Ralph’s life is saved by…
A chaotic fire originally intended to kill him.
A pig
Jack
Samneric, who originally betrayed him.
The boys are rescued by a naval officer & a war ship; through this event, Golding communicates the idea that…
The boys are saved from the island and from the darkness of their hearts.
Chaos wins over order.
Humans can be saved from themselves.
The adults can save them.
At the end of the book, Ralph weeps. What does he weep for?
The darkness of man’s heart.
The loss of innocence.
The fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
All of these
In the political allegory, who symbolizes democracy?
Ralph
Jack
Simon
Piggy
In the political allegory, who symbolizes totalitarianism/communism?
Jack
Ralph
Piggy
Simon
In the psychological allegory, who symbolizes the Id?
Jack
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
In the psychological allegory, who symbolizes the Ego?
Jack
Ralph
Simon
Piggy
In the psychological allegory, who symbolizes the Conscience?
Jack
Ralph
Piggy
Simon
In the biblical allegory, who/what symbolizes Satan?
Jack
The Lord of the Flies
Ralph
The island
In the biblical allegory, the island represents
Paradise/Garden of Eden
The frut
The snake/Satan
Hell
Simon is a
Symbol for goodness/innocence
Christ figure
Symbol for the Ego Ideal in the psychological allegory
All of these
Piggy's specs symbolize
Power
Hope
Knowledge & insight
Goodness
The signal fire symbolizes
Power and authority
The hope of salvation; rescue
Man’s penchant for causing harm to others
Anarchy
What does this line reveal about Simon?
“The beast was harmless and horrible and the news must reach the others as soon as possible” (147). (Mark all that apply.)
He knew the true nature of the beast.
He cared about others.
He wanted to scare them.
