WorksheetsThe Lord of the Flies: Novel Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
About the Book: When was The Lord of the Flies set?
During the 100 Years War
During the Blitz
During an unnamed nuclear war
During WW1
About the Book: Where was The Lord of the Flies set?
The ocean
A jungle in the middle of an unknown continent
A deserted island
About the Book: Why was Ralph sure they would be rescued right away?
Because their flight was logged
Because his dad is in the navy
Because his dad is in the army
Because he knows his parents will never stop searching for him
About the Book: How did Ralph and Piggy first get the boys to gather?
The choir started singing
They went around and found everyone
They heard a crash and all gathered at the sight
They blew into the conch
About the Book: The boys pit Ralph and Jack against each other while voting for chief. What could this possibly foreshadow?
That voting will become an important part of live on the island
That Ralph and Jack with be rivals
That Ralph and Jack will be the only two to survive the island
That Ralph and Jack will be best friends
About the Book: Who is originally elected as chief?
Piggy
Ralph
Jack
Simon
About the Book: The following quote was taken from the passage where the boys are voting for their chief, and the choir votes for Jack, “With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands” (Golding 19). What can you infer from this quote?
The boys do not want a chief
The boys think Jack will be the best leader because they know him
The boys were upset for their play being interrupt
The boys feel like they have to vote for Jack but they do not want to
About the Book: After Ralph is voted chief, he offers Jack command of the choir. Why does he do this?
He thinks Jack would be a good leader
He does not want to be in charge
He was extending an olive branch to Jack
He thinks that the choir will only listen to Jack
About the Book: How does Ralph originally respond to ideas of a Beast?
He wants to find it
He wants to kill it
He tells them a Beast does not exist
He tells them to ignore the Beast
About the Book: How does Jack originally respond to ideas of a Beast?
He wants to find it
He wants to kill it
He tells them a Beast does not exist
He tells them to ignore the Beast
About the Book: How do the boys start a fire?
They use Piggy’s glasses
They use matches
They rub two sticks together
They use Simon’s badge
About the Book: How can Roger's character be best described?
Kind and passionate
Vicious and cruel
Intelligent and well mannered
Imaginative and brave
About the Book: Why did Jack let the fire go out in chapter four?
He did not see the importance of rescue
He wanted to go hunting to get meat
He thought it was a waste of time and resources
He valued fun and tending to the fire was not fun
About the Book: What does the dying of the fire in chapter four symbolize?
The death of hope
The death of intelligence
The death of safety
The death of democracy
About the Book: Why doesn’t Ralph blow the conch when the meetings dissolve into chaos?
He did not want to seem to uptight
He did not want Jack to call him bossy, thus further damaging their relationship
He did not want to seem like Piggy
He did not want them to ignore the conch, thus taking away its power
About the Book: Why does Piggy dissuade Ralph from giving up his position as chief?
He thinks Ralph is going to get them rescued
He is scared of Jack and what Jack would do to him if he were chief
He knows that without Ralph the island will become chaotic
He knows that Ralph values the importance of survival and democracy
About the Book: How does fear impact the novel?
It unites the boys against a common enemy
It makes the boys want to escape the island faster
It adds a spooky atmosphere to the story
It escalates the boys descent into chaos
About the Book: What does the beast Sam and Eric see turn out to be?
The dead parachutist
The remains of a plane crash
The body of a dead boar
The shadows of the jungle at night
About the Book: Why do you think Ralph decides to lead them onto the rock?
He wanted to show he was brave
He was not scarred of the Beast
He wanted to prove he was still the groups leader
He did not want everyone to doubt him
About the Book: Why would Jack decide to join Ralph in the exploration of the rock?
He wanted to prove he was just as good as Ralph
He wanted to play on the rock
He wanted to kill the Beast
He knew Ralph would need help
About the Book: What purpose does this quotation serve “Jack was excited ‘What a place for a fort!’” (Golding 115)?
It shows the original goals of the island which were have fun and get rescued
It reminds the boys about the importance of having fun despite the pressing issue of being stranded
It shows that Jack is a vicious and brutal
It reminds the reader that Jack is a child despite his cruel nature
About the Book: Compare Ralph’s feelings about being rescued now to his feelings at the beginning of the novel. How have his thoughts changed?
He thinks that his parents do not love him, and that is why they have not come for him
He is starting to think his father has died and that is why he has not come for him
He still thinks he is going to be rescued, nothing has changes
He is beginning to loose hope in being rescued
About the Book: While hunting Ralph thinks back to past memories, what is this called?
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Irony
Conflict
About the Book: The following quote was taken from this passage with the “game” with Robert, “Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (Golding 125). What does this quote show?
He gets excited when hunting too
Ralph wants to become a hunter like Jack
Ralph is capable of acting just as wild and chaotic as Jack
Ralph is truly evil
About the Book: What happens to Simon while talking with the pig head?
He realizes that his parents do not really love him
He has a stroke or a seizure
He comes to the realization that he is dying
He is attacked by the other boys
About the Book: What was Simon's vision/premonition when talking to the Lord of the Flies?
He predicted Ralph being rescued
He predicted his own death
He predicted Jack's rule
He predicted Piggy's death
About the Book: What is the meaning of the message the Lord of the Flies gives to Simon?
Dreams can be more powerful than reality
They will never escape the island
If they ignore the beast it will go away
Evil is a trait inside of man
About the Book: Consider how Jack interacted with his followers, what could he be compared to?
A Thief
A Democratic Ruler
A King
A Liar
About the Book: Why do Ralph and Piggy take part in the ritual dance in chapter 9?
Trick question, they did not participate
They think Jack was right and they should have fun
They thought Jack might kill them if they did not
They got caught up in the chaos and liked it
About the Book: What is one way the ending of chapter nine is ironic?
The boys were afraid of the beast hurting them, but they were the ones who hurt each other.
Simon, who we thought would live to the end, died.
Piggy's glasses, the symbol for intelligence, did not help him think clearly.
Ralph who was the leader was following Jack's lead.
About the Book: Which of the following statements regarding Simo's murder is false?
Piggy was giving different excuses for why they did what they did, and tried to shift the blame.
Sam and Eric pretend like they were lost in the forest and did not participate.
Ralph was shocked about what they had done and tries to avoid calling it murder
Jack continues to act like the Beast might still get them, and does not acknowledge it was Simon
About the Book: How is Jack controlling the members of his group?
Fear and Violence
Intelligence and Punishments
Comfort and Rules
Punishment and Rewards
About the Book: The following quote was taken from the passage where Eric asks Ralph what the point of the fire is, “‘Well – what is the good?’ Ralph tried indignantly to remember. There was something good about a fire. Something overwhelmingly good” (Golding 180). Explain the significance of Ralph’s thoughts.
He can't remember what is right and wrong anymore
Ralph cannot even remember why the fire is important
He does not want to go back home because of everything they have done to each other
Ralph does not think rescue is important anymore
About the Book: What is the significance of Piggy’s glasses being taken by Jack's group?
It shows that everyone will now be forced to acknowledge Jack as the leader
It shows the end of rational thought and intelligence
It shows the end to democracy and civilization
It shows that Jack's group now has all the power
About the Book: Why does Ralph think that “dressing like they were” (Golding 191) would assist them in dealing with Jack and his group.
It would show they are willing to compromise
They might think they are all one team again
It shows that Ralph is no better then Jack
It would remind them of who they used to be
About the Book: What is the importance of Piggy’s death and the destruction of the conch? What do these events symbolize?
It alienated Ralph from Jack’s tribe
It shows the true division of the boys
It was the first true murder of the novel
It was the final destruction of intelligence and democracy
About the Book: What does the following quote mean “whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shorts and shirt” (Golding 203)? What is the significance of this?
The boys have lost all traces of humanity
The boys can no longer connect themselves now to their past selves
The boys have lost all semblance of their old life
The boys no longer identify as themselves
About the Book: How has Jack's personality developed during his stay on the island?
Jack is degenerating from a civilized boy to a primitive, near animal level.
Jack is developing into a mystic and poet.
Jack is becoming withdrawn and fearful.
Jack is emerging as a clear-headed, well-organized thinker, and a natural leader.
About the Book: Why is it ironic as to why the boys were being evacuated from their homes in the first place?
The are treating each other the same way the countries were treating each other.
They were being evacuated to escape danger, only to be put into more danger on the island
They were being evacuated to escape a civil war, but they caused their own on the island
They have lost all sense of themselves, and became the thing they hated most
About the Book: What is ironic about the fire in this chapter?
The book started with a fire and ended with a fire
They spent the whole book worrying about making a big fire, only for them to make a bigger fire then what they wanted.
The fire originally represented rescue and hope, but not it was what was going to kill them
They boys spent the entire book trying to control fire, only for it to be out of control in the last chapter
About the Book: Explain why the boys broke down crying when they were rescued?
They finally realized exactly what they have done and what they were about to do
They were in shock about finally being rescued
They are finally free from the island, which is what they wanted the entire novel
They mourned the loss of their friends
About the Book: Which of the following boys survives the events on the island?
The boy with the mulberry-coloured birthmark
Simon
Eric
Piggy
