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LotF Ch. 9-12 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does NOT foreshadow Simon's death in Chapter 9?

a)

An approaching storm

b)

The flies prospering

c)

Roger throwing stones

d)

The evening came with a "threat of violence"

2.

Chapter 9: What is Simon compared to?

a)

an infant

b)

an old man

c)

a pilot

d)

a priest

3.

What discovery does Simon make in Chapter 9?

a)

Jack plans to kill Ralph

b)

Jack plans to kill Piggy

c)

The beast is a paratrooper

d)

The beast is a sow's head

4.

Chapter 9: What happens right after Jack says "the conch doesn't count at this end of the island"?

a)

He kills Simon

b)

Roger kills Piggy

c)

Lightning strikes

d)

The rain stops

5.

Chapter 9: Which of the following words is NOT used to describe Simon coming out of the forest right before he is killed?

a)

a thing

b)

the beast

c)

it

d)

he

6.

Who accepts that Simon's death was murder in Chapter 10?

a)

Sam

b)

Eric

c)

Piggy

d)

Ralph

7.

Chapter 10: Why is Wilfred tied up?

a)

No reason is given

b)

He tried to give meat to Samneric

c)

He still calls Ralph "Chief"

d)

He refuses to hunt

8.

Chapter 10: Who doesn't go to steal fire from Ralph's tribe?

a)

Jack

b)

Roger

c)

Maurice

d)

Stanley

9.

Chapter 10: "We might get taken prisoner by the Reds" Who are the Reds?

a)

Jack's Tribe

b)

Roger and Maurice

c)

Communists

d)

Nazis

10.

Chapter 10: What does Piggy think Jack's tribe raided them for?

a)

The conch

b)

His glasses

c)

The fire

d)

Samneric

11.

Chapter 11: Jack killed Piggy?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Ch. 11: Ralph and Piggy wear war paint to confront Jack

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Chapter 11: Samneric are taken prisoner

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Chapter 11: Roger could accurately be described as a sociopath/psychopath

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Chapter 11: The conch is destroyed before Piggy's death?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Ch. 12: Who forgets his name?

a)

Percival

b)

Henry

c)

Roger

d)

Maurice

17.

Ch. 12: The Lord of the Flies is compared to the Conch?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Ch. 12: Samneric become part of Jack's tribe?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Ch. 12: Jack sharpens a stick at both ends to mount Ralph's head?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

shaking or quivering slightly

a)

tremulous

b)

sodden

c)

sanctity

d)

bravado

21.

a false show of bravery

a)

tremulous

b)

sodden

c)

sanctity

d)

bravado

22.

When Jack tried to overthrow Ralph as chief, “Jack’s voice went up, _________ yet determined, pushing against the unco-operative silence” (Golding 126).

a)

impervious

b)

rueful

c)

sodden

d)

tremulous

23.

"Ralph surprised himself, not so much by the quality of his voice, which was even, but by the __________ of its intention" (Golding 122).

a)

sanctity

b)

bravado

24.

“Much of [the wood] was damply rotten and full of insects that scurried; logs had to be lifted from the soil with care or they crumbled into ______ powder” (Golding 130).

a)

impervious

b)

rueful

c)

sodden

d)

tremulous

25.

a false show of bravery

a)

tremulous

b)

sodden

c)

sanctity

d)

bravado

26.

Ululation

a)

a long loud emotional howl or wail

b)

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

c)

not producing an intended effect

d)

containing or using responses; alternating

27.

Inimical

a)

tending to obstruct or cause harm

b)

a long loud emotional howl or wail

c)

affected by something overwhelming

d)

deserting your allegiance or duty to a leader

28.

Ludicrous

a)

ridiculous, unbelievable

b)

not producing an intended effect

c)

tending to obstruct or cause harm

d)

summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

29.

Jeer

a)

laugh at with contempt and disrespect

b)

unable to use speech or words

c)

react in an offended or angry manner

d)

not producing an intended effect

30.

Truculent

a)

quick to argue, always looking for a fight

b)

move about in a predatory manner

c)

pull back or move away or backward

d)

unable to believe something

31.
Describe how Jack and the hunters change. 
a)
They do not talk to outsiders like Ralph, they eat whatever they want, and they only play on the island.
b)
They do not wear regular clothes,they hunt all day, and they only listen to Jack.
c)
The hunters obey Jack's every word, don't think logically anymore, and are now only wanting to do thrilling or fun things. 
d)
Jack and the hunters do not want to get rescued anymore, they are hunting Ralph's tribe, and they are not paying attention to their health.
32.
 Why does Jack deny that the beast is dead?
a)
He wants to scare the little'uns.
b)
He knows that the beast is dead, but he wants to continue to scare Ralph's tribe.
c)
He knows that admitting the beast is dead will ruin the book for the reader.
d)
He wants to keep his tribe scared, so that they will stay with him and not go back to Ralph's tribe.
33.
Why do you think Piggy, Ralph, Sam and Eric deny being at the "dance?"
a)
They do not like Jack, and are trying to play a trick on him.
b)
They do not try to hide that they were at the event, but they do not like that they were part of it.
c)
They do not want to be a part of Jack's group, so they deny being at "the dance", to distance themselves from the event.
d)
They do not like Jack, and they do not want to give him the satisfaction of thinking that he helped them when they were hungry.
34.
 Ralph says the following statement: "I'm frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home." Why is Ralph afraid?
a)
Ralph is afraid of the boys, what they have become, and what they are willing to do to each other.
b)
Ralph is scared of the beast.
c)
Ralph is scared of the sociopath that Jack has become, and do not want to be around him anymore.
d)
Ralph doesn't say this, Piggy does.
35.
What happens to Simon at the end of Ch. 9?
a)
He is rescued.
b)
The Beast eats him.
c)
He falls in the ocean and drowns.
d)
The boys beat him up, and kill him.
36.

What text evidence best supports the claim that Jack represents the desire for absolute power, such as a dictatorship or monarchy?

a)

“Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the grass.”

b)

“I gave you food,” said Jack, ”and my hunters will protect you from the beast.”

c)

“Who’ll join my tribe and have fun?”

d)

"Tomorrow,’ said the chief, ‘we shall hunt again.”

37.

Who is the only person that admits that Simon’s death was murder in Chapter 9?

a)

Piggy

b)

Ralph

c)

Jack

d)

Roger

38.

In Chapter 10, what does Piggy rush to protect when Jack and his tribe raided their camp?

a)

His glasses

b)

The conch

c)

The fire

d)

Food

39.

What happens to Piggy's glasses in Chapter 10?

a)

Piggy hides them so Jack's tribe can't steal them for fire.

b)

Piggy loses them.

c)

Jack breaks them.

d)

Jack's tribe steals them in the middle of the night.

40.

What does Jack do when Ralph and Piggy show up at the feast?

a)

He orders the boys to throw rocks at them.

b)

He screams that he will kill them both.

c)

He offers them meat.

d)

He runs away because he is scared of Ralph.

41.

What sight sends the boys running in the dark in chapter 9?

a)

The parachute being blown down the mountain.

b)

Jack going on a killing spree

c)

The beast attacking Simon

d)

The Lord of the Flies comes to life.

42.

How does Jack appear at the feast?

a)

His face is painted, he's wearing a garland, and he sits on a log like it's a throne

b)

He has bathed and washed his clothes and sits on a mat cross-legged

c)

He stands above the boys on a boulder, holding a spear

d)

He looks disoriented, frightened, and unsure of what to do

43.

What does Jack's group think about Simon's death?

a)

They think it was murder

b)

They think it was an accident

c)

They are filled with overwhelming grief and sadness

d)

They think it was necessary because the beast was inhabiting him

44.

Which of the following is NOT true of the “beast”?

a)

The beast stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings

b)

Ralph is the first to realize that the beast is something that lives within all the boys

c)

The boys mistake the parachutist for the beast

d)

The beast is described as looking similar to a snake-like monster

45.

The physical manifestation of the Lord of the flies is a…

a)

A group of flies that surround the dead body

b)

The sow’s head

c)

The pig’s body that the boys roast over a fire and eat

d)

All of the above