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Lord of the Flies Chapters 10-12

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Throughout the novel what does Ralph advocate for (argue for)?

a)

Nothing

b)

a fire

c)

A spear

d)

more water

2.

How does each character talk about Simon's death?

a)

Ralph

1.

It was murder.

b)

Piggy

2.

It was an accident and not our fault.

c)

Jack and his group

3.

It had to be done - the beast was in him

3.

 What can we infer about why Jack denies that the beast is dead?

a)

He doesn't want to think about Simon being dead.

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.
4.
 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.
5.

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.”

6.

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)

They are crushed and destroyed

d)

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

7.

When Jack's group is alone, the author and Jack's tribe call Jack...

a)

Head Boy

b)

Mr. Excitement

c)

Chief

d)

Sir

8.

Which of these are ways that Jack's group acts out their idea of "savagery"?

a)

they wear face paint to hunt

b)

they use words like "tribe" and "chief"

c)

they chant and dance in a circle

d)

They put a pig head on a stick

e)

all of these

9.
Ralph and Piggy go to Jack's camp because
a)
Piggy's glasses were stolen
b)
they are hungry and need food
c)
Jack has formally invited them to Castle Rock
d)
they have seen a ship
10.
How does Piggy die?
a)
Roger levers a boulder which hits Piggy and causes him to fall on the rocks below
b)
Roger and Jack attack him with spears
c)
Jack causes a boulder to fall on top of him
d)

Piggy doesn't die.

11.

What object "exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist" at the same time that Piggy dies?

a)

the conch

b)

the lord of the flies

c)

the last of the fruit trees

d)

Piggy's glasses

12.

Why did Sam and Eric join Jack's tribe?

a)

Because after seeing Piggy die, they felt safer with Jack.

b)

Because Roger bribed them with fresh meat.

c)

Because Jack told his tribe to grab them and tie them up.

d)

Because all of the boys joined Jack's tribe after Piggy's death.

13.

How does the story end?

a)

Jack kills Ralph and his tribe rules the island.

b)

Ralph swims out to sea and finds a fishing boat.

c)

Ralph runs into a British officer who is there to rescue them.

d)

Everyone dies in a fire.

14.

Which of these does not happen in Chapter 12?

a)

Someone starts a fire that burns down a large part of the island.

b)

Ralph holds a private funeral for Piggy.

c)

Another giant rock is dropped near where Ralph is hiding.

d)

Ralph is running for his life.

15.

In one to two sentences, explain what is ironic about the way that the boys gets rescued.

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