WorksheetsLord of the Flies Novel Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
How do the boys come to be on the island?
Their airplane was shot down while they were being evacuated because of a natural disaster.
They were on a school choir trip when their plane crashes.
Their airplane was shot down while they were being evacuated during a war.
We don’t know.
How does Ralph call together the boys for the first time?
They just come to him around the pool.
He blows the conch.
He doesn’t; Jack does.
He gets Piggy to blow the conch.
The choir boys are given the role of...
building the shelters.
being the leaders.
providing the entertainment.
being the hunters.
What is Ralph’s plan for rescue?
They must build a signal fire.
They must create a committee.
They should build a boat.
They must explore the island.
What is the hunters’ chant?
Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Kill the pig.
Kill the pig. Stab him in the throat. Spill his blood.
Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.
Kill the pig. Eat her meat. Drink her blood.
What do the twins think they see, which frightens them, whilst they’re guarding the fire?
A giant animal
Jack and the hunters
An enemy soldier
The beastie
What did the twins really see?
A dead man with a parachute
A pig’s head on a stick
The smoke from the smoldering fire
A dead man with a tent
Why does Jack decide to put the dead pig’s head on a stick?
To appease Ralph
To appease the beastie
To frighten the younger boys
To signal the adults
How is Simon killed?
He falls off the cliff.
The hunters kill him to make a point.
He stumbles into the middle of the hunters’ crazed war dance and reenactment.
He goes crazy in the forest and starves to death.
When Jack’s tribe invades the beach, they steal...
Piggy’s glasses.
food from the boys.
the wood for the fire.
the conch.
What happens to Piggy at Castle rock?
Jack throws a spear at him, which kills him.
He is knocked off the ledge by the rock Roger pushed and is thrown into the sea.
He panics and has an asthma attack, falls off the cliff and dies.
He is taken hostage by Jack’s tribe.
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
Jack
The Beastie
The pig’s head on a stick
The dead parachute man
How is Ralph saved in the end?
An adult finds him.
The twins come to his rescue.
Jack forgives him and helps him out.
All of the above.
How does the Navel officer react when Ralph begins to cry?
He comforts him and tells him he is safe.
He gets angry with his show of weakness.
He is embarrassed and turns away.
He hands him a tissue.
Why did the Navy come to the island?
The whole island was on fire, and they saw the smoke.
They saw the smoke of the signal fire.
They heard the war cries of the boys.
They stumbled upon it by accident.
The boys start painting their faces in order to become anonymous savages.
True
False
Whenever Piggy gets nervous, he polishes his glasses.
True
False
Jack kills the pig by stabbing it viciously on his very first attempt at hunting.
True
False
Simon is unlike the other boys; he likes to be alone and is not as afraid of the forest or what might be in it.
True
False
The Lord of the Flies is a symbol of the civilization which the boys left behind.
True
False
The conch is a symbol of civilization and order on the island.
True
False
Jack manipulates the younger boys’ fear to gain control.
True
False
Ralph forces the boys into following him – he proclaims himself as the chief.
True
False
Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel, which means that the main themes of the novel are conveyed through symbolic characters and objects.
True
False
Piggy’s asthma is a symbol of his lack of intelligence.
True
False
Piggy’s Glasses represents
potential for evil which exists within Simon
power of reason and intellectualism in society
The Conch represents
A powerful symbol of civilization and order
A measurement of the boys’ desire for rescue
The Lord of the Flies represents
A measurement of the boy’s fear and capacity for savagery
A symbol of the power of evil which exists within every human being
The Signal Fire represents
A measurement of the boys’ desire for rescue
A symbol which represents leadership and management
The Beast represents
A measurement of the boy’s fear and capacity for savagery
A symbol of the power of man, and man’s ability to make fire
Who said: “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast ... Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
The Lord of the Flies
Jack
Piggy
Ralph
Who said: “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.”
Hint: he said this ironically at the beginning of the novel.
Jack
Piggy
Samneric
Who said: “Fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island ... Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”
Ralph
Jack
Piggy
Who said: “Life ... is scientific ... I know there isn't no beast ... but I know there isn't no fear, either ... Unless we get frightened of people.”
Piggy
Ralph
Samneric
Who said: There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire.”
Ralph
Simon
Jack
