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Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-6 REVIEW

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Chapter 1, what is one of the first rules the boys make?

a)

The littluns have to stay away from the biguns

b)

Everyone has to come to meetings

c)

Whoever has the conch can speak

d)

They need to use the restroom near the shoreline

2.

Who becomes obsessed with hunting?

a)

Ralph

b)

Jack

c)

Simon

d)

Henry

3.

What is the age range of the boys on the island?

a)

The boys age ranges from 6 to about 12

b)

The boys ages range from toddler to late teen

c)

The boys are all in their teens

d)

The boys are 8 years old and under

4.

What do the boys have that is a symbol of authority in the society they form?

a)

A conch shell

b)

A British flag

c)

A Bible

d)

A tree branch

5.

How does the author characterize Piggy as someone who is weaker and less capable than the other boys?

a)

Piggy is less intelligent than the others

b)

Piggy has asthma, wears glasses, and is overweight

c)

Piggy is the youngest boy on the island

d)

Piggy is quiet and shy

6.

In chapter 2, what frightening thing does the boy with a birthmark on his face say he saw at night?

a)

An enemy warplane

b)

A ghost

c)

A beastie

d)

A nastie

7.

What does Ralph say the most important thing to do is?

a)

Keep the fire going

b)

Hunt

c)

Make a list of who is there

d)

Cook the food that they have

8.

Where does Simon often go alone?

a)

To the top of castle rock

b)

To a clearing in the jungle

c)

Hunting

d)

To the beach

9.

In chapter 4, what happens when the signal fire goes out?

a)

A ship passes by

b)

A plane flies overhead

c)

Jack apologizes

d)

Ralph sets the forest on fire

10.

What do the boys do during the feast of the first pig?

a)

They have a vote for a new leader

b)

They talk about going home

c)

They dance around the fire chanting

d)

They make plans to build better shelters

11.

In chapter 6, what comes down from the sky?

a)

A dead pilot with his parachute

b)

The beast

c)

A weather balloon

d)

A fighter plane

12.

In chapter 6, what do the boys want to do when Ralph says they have to keep searching?

a)

Go back to the beach

b)

Stay up all night telling ghost stories

c)

Go for a swim

d)

Build a fort where they are

13.
At the end of Chapter 6, Ralph realizes that
a)
Jack really wants to be friends.
b)
the signal fire has gone out again.
c)
the signal fire is putting off the best smoke signal yet.
d)
he is incredibly homesick.
14.

Which character is the smart and wears glasses?

a)

Ralph

b)

Piggy

c)

Jack

d)

Simon

15.

Who thinks of the idea to blow into the shell to call the others?

a)

Ralph

b)

Piggy

c)

Jack

d)

SImon

16.

Why were the boys being evacuated ( on the plane)?

a)

an atomic bomb was dropped

b)

they were being kidnapped

c)

they were banished for misbehaving in their schools

17.

When Jack apologizes to Ralph for neglecting the fire, he

a)

apologizes to try and make Ralph happy

b)

does not mean what he says in a sincere way

c)

Apologizes so the rest of the group would feel better about him

d)

all of the above

18.
Who reports to Ralph that they saw the Beast while tending to the fire?
a)
Piggy
b)
Jack
c)
Simon
d)
Sam 'n Eric
19.

After he is elected chief, what does Ralph do to appease Jack?

a)

He allows Jack to be leader on Saturdays.

b)

He allows Jack to be the leader of the choirboys.

c)

He hires Jack as a co-leader.

d)

He suggests that Jack keep the conch.

20.

What does the following quote reveal that is MOST IMPORTANT to the story's plot? "His sandy hair, considerably longer than it had been when they dropped in, was lighter now."

a)

The boys spend a lot of time outside

b)

A considerable amount of time has passed

c)

Jack has blonde hair

d)

Jack prefers to have longer hair

21.

What do Ralph and Jack argue about

a)

shelter vs. hunting

b)

shelter vs. protection

c)

hunting vs. cooking

d)

water vs. protection

22.

How was Jack liberated from the "shame of self-consciousness"?

a)

by becoming a hunter

b)

by painting his face

c)

by standing up to Ralph

d)

by wearing a loin cloth

23.

What kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence? "He accepted the piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

24.

In order to restore order on the island, Ralph says they need to do all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

Be mindful of the fire and tend to it more carefully

b)

Use the rocks by the beach as their restroom

c)

learn how to hunt more efficiently

d)

store water in coconut shells

25.

According to Ralph, what is the most important task on the island?

a)

restoring order

b)

watching for ships

c)

building the shelters

d)

maintaining the fire

26.
How do Sam n' Eric describe the "beast from the air"? 
a)
like a walking shark
b)
had wings, teeth and claws
c)
looked human to them
d)
None of these
27.
Initially, what are they looking for inside Castle Rock?
a)
Simon
b)
food
c)
a family of pigs
d)
the Beast, or Beastie
28.

Why are the boys on the island?

a)

plane crash

b)

vacation

c)

hunting

d)

their boat sank

29.

What item does Ralph find on the beach?

a)

a parachute

b)

a cell phone

c)

a shell/conch

d)

a t-shirt

30.

Who gets voted as chief?

a)

Sam

b)

Eric

c)

Jack

d)

Ralph

31.

What item from the island did they use to signify whose turn it would be to speak?

a)

a talking stick

b)

a leaf

c)

a conch

d)

a folded up piece of paper

32.

What are the "littleuns" most afraid of?

a)

heights

b)

the "beastie"

c)

the fire

d)

the water

33.

What are two things the boys wanted most? (check 2)

a)

cake every night

b)

to sing and perform for the others

c)

to have fun

d)

to be rescued

e)

to fish

34.

What were Piggy's glasses used for?

a)

digging a hole to hide treasure

b)

starting a fire

c)

looking for oncoming ships

d)

Piggy didn't have glasses

35.

Jack is in charge of what?

a)

the littleuns

b)

hunting; hunters

c)

teaching the boys to swim

d)

Ralph

36.

How does Jack prepare himself to go hunting?

a)

he woke up early and drank milk

b)

he sharpened his knife

c)

used camouflage paint

d)

searches for bait

37.

Why does Ralph become frustrated with Jack?

a)

He does not watch the fire and smoke

b)

He didn't capture the right kind of animal

c)

Jack is talking badly about Ralph to the littleuns

d)

He slept all day

38.

Simon says the beast is...

a)

from within

b)

from the sky

c)

from the forest

d)

from the water