Lord of the Flies review

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Lord of the Flies review
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• The first boy to try to kill a pig in chapter 1

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• The very first boy to die on the island

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• The boy who often refers to his Auntie

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• The boy with asthma and the ability to think

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• The boy who, along with Roger, destroys the
  littluns sandcastles

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• The boy who finds a hiding place in chapter 3 and
  goes there several times for peace and solitude

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• The character in the novel most likely to
  represent the spiritual side of human life is
• a. Ralph
• b. Percival
• c. Piggy
• d. Simon
• e. the littluns

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• The boy who throws rocks at littluns and later
  becomes Jacks enforcer or torturer

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• at the end of chapter 5, this boy is described as
  hating Ralph and Piggy and wanting to hurt them,
  especially Piggy

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• first to see the dead parachutist on the mountain

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• the boy who tries to tell the other boys the
  truth about the beast on the mountain

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• What does the chant Kill the pig! come to
  represent in the novel?
• a. the scarcity of pigs
• b. the savagery of the boys
• c. the viciousness of the beast
• d. Piggys awkward physical state

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• the boy who brings clay wrapped in leaves to the
  group

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• The boy who makes rules such as we wont have a
  fire anywhere but on the mountain. Ever.

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• What phrase best describes Jacks leadership?
• a. tyrannical and abusive
• b. well-intentioned but inept
• c. casual and irresponsible
• d. weak and wavering

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• The boy described in chapter 10 as the
  chiefsitting there, naked to the waist, his face
  blocked out in white and red.

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• The boy who is told to watch over the littluns in
  chapter 6

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• The boy who kills Piggy in chapter 11
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. Roger

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• The first boy to figure out the truth about the
  beast that lives on the mountain top

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• in chapter 3, this boy helps the littluns get
  ripe fruit they cant reach
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. Roger

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• The boy who is leader of the choir

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• the boy who has a hiding place on the floor of
  the jungle
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. boy with a birthmark

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• What prediction of Simons comes true?
• a. Piggy will die.
• b. Ralph will get away from the island safely.
• c. Jack will become chief of the island.
• d. The other boys will become like savages.

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• the boy who is killed by a stone pushed from a
  Castle Rock
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. boy with a birthmark

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• the boy who is killed in the center of the
  dancing ring
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. boy with a birthmark

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• this boy says in chapter 5 that the beast could
  be within the boys themselves
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. Roger

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• the boy who gives advice but is often ignored or
  laughed at
• a. Ralph
• b. Jack
• c. Simon
• d. Piggy
• e. Roger

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• What is the scar mentioned repeatedly in
  chapter 1?
• a. trees blown down by a storm
• b. bushes cut down by a pig
• c. trees cut down by a crashing plane

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• From what point of view is the novel told?
• a. first-person from Ralphs point of view
• b. third-person from Jacks point of view
• c. third-person by an omniscient narrator
• d. first-person from Piggys point of view

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• Throughout the book, what duty does Ralph think
  is the most important task for the boys to
  fulfill?
• a. building shelters
• b. capturing the beast
• c. hunting
• d. maintaining a signal fire

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• How are the boys stranded on the island?
• a. a boat sinks
• b. a bomb kills the adults
• c. a plane crashes
• d. storm blows their boat off course

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• What does Piggy imply happened to the smallest
  boy, who first spoke of a beast on the island?
• a. He was killed by a wild pig.
• b. He ran away because he was afraid of Jack.
• c. He was killed in a fire started by the boys.
• d. He escaped from the island.

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• Why do the boys initially elect Ralph as leader?
• a. He was already leader of some of the boys.
• b. He was much older than the other boys.
• c. He was kind to the littluns.
• d. He seemed in control because he blew the
  conch.

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• At the beginning of chapter 2, what purpose does
  Ralph give the conch?
• a. whoever is holding it can go hunting
• b. whoever is holding it gets the best meat
• c. whoever is holding it can speak to the group
• d. whoever is holding it must maintain the fire

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• What feeling does Jack express about hunting?
• a. It is dangerous and frightening.
• b. It is exciting and vitally important.
• c. It is less important than maintaining the
  signal fire.
• d. It will impress the girls.

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• In chapter 4, what does Ralph see on the horizon?
• a. a storm coming towards them
• b. smoke rising from a ship
• c. a fighter plane coming towards them
• d. a cloud from an atomic bomb

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• What setting is described in this quotation
  This palm trunk lay parallel to the beach, so
  that when Ralph sat he faced the island but to
  the boys was a darkish figure against the shimmer
  of the lagoon.
• a. Castle Rock b. the beach
• c. the shelters
• d. the place of assembly

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Vocabulary

• Defined as to place or come between
• A. interject
• B. exclaim
• C. interpose
• D. tumult

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• At the end of chapter 4, what happens to Piggys
  glasses?
• a. they are stolen
• b. they are lost
• c. they are used to signal a plane
• d. they are broken on one side

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• From Piggys way of speaking in the novel, we can
  conclude that he is
• a. from a wealthy, aristocratic family
• b. not particularly intelligent
• c. from a less privileged background than the
  other boys
• d. careless and impulsive

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• What object becomes a symbol for the rule of law
  and order on the island?
• a. Piggys glasses
• b. the ocean
• c. the shelters
• d. the conch

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• At the end of the assembly in chapter 5, the boys
  vote on
• a. the existence of ghosts
• b. whether or not they are safe on the island
• c. who should be chief
• d. how they should divide the meat from the hunts

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• Chapter 6 is titled Beast from Air -- what is
  the beast from air?
• a. the Lord of the Flies
• b. an airplane
• c. a fallen parachutist
• d. Jack

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vocabulary

• Defined as a noisy commotion uproar

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• Who are the first characters who actually see
  the beast from air?
• a. Simon and Roger
• b. Piggy and Simon
• c. Jack and Roger
• d. Sam and Eric

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• At the beginning of chapter 7, what does Simon
  tell Ralph while Ralph is daydreaming?
• a. Dont trust Jack.
• b. Youre a good chief.
• c. Youll get back where you came from.
• d. Youll win out over Jack.

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• What do the boys do to Robert after they lose
  track of the boar?
• a. paint his face and send him into the woods
• b. pretend he is the pig, circle him, and pretend
  to kill him
• c. circle him and kill him as if he were the pig
• d. put him in charge of the signal fire

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vocabulary

• If you are nimble, you are
• A. quick and alert
• B. sluggish
• C. boring
• D. quiet

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• In chapter 3 Ralph is frustrated because no one
  will help him
• A. gather fruit
• B. build shelters
• C. hunt
• D. build a boat

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• At the end of chapter 7, Ralph, Jack, and Roger
  run down the mountain because
• a. they realize the fire has gone out
• b. they want to steal Piggys glasses
• c. they see a ship on the horizon
• d. they see the beast and are terrified of it

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• In chapter 8, what offering does Jack leave for
  the beast?
• a. the conch shell
• b. a pigs head
• c. a littlun
• d. Simon
• e. Piggys glasses

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• In Chapter 9, Ralph and Piggy go to
• a. help the littluns get fruit
• b. the feast that Jack is hosting
• c. the feast that Roger is hosting
• d. see the beast at the top of the mountain

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• What happens to the littluns at night?
• A. They sing songs.
• B. They get nightmares and talk in their sleep.
• C. They walk in their sleep.
• D. They wet the bed.

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• In Chapter 10, on the morning after the feast,
  Ralph and Piggy agree
• a. to be united against Jack
• b. that they were on the outside of the
  circle-dance
• c. that they should go hunting
• d. that they should ask Sam and Eric to go
  hunting with them

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• In chapter 10, Sam and Eric help Ralph and Piggy
• a. rebuild the fire on the mountain
• b. build a signal fire on the beach near their
  camp
• c. build new shelters

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• What do the savages use to disguise themselves?
• a. paint and mud b. deep voices
• c. animal skins
• d. leaves and flowers

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• At the end of chapter 10, what do Jack and his
  savages steal from Ralphs camp?
• a. the conch b. the twins
• c. Piggys glasses d. a spear

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• In chapter 11, why does Piggy decide to go to
  Castle Rock at the end of the novel?
• a. He plans to join Jacks savages.
• b. He wants to demand that Jack return stolen
  property.
• c. He plans to murder Jack.
• d. He wants to find out if Simon has been killed.

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• In chapter 11, Ralph calls Jack a
• a. thief b. coward
• c. loser d. hunter

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• What ultimately happens to the conch?
• a. Ralph throws it out to sea.
• b. It is lost in the forest.
• c. It is crushed by a falling boulder.
• d. A wild pig carries it away.

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• In chapter 11, why do the twins join Jacks
  savages?
• a. They think he is a better leader than Ralph.
• b. Jack offers them fresh meat.
• c. Jack captures them and forces them to join.
• d. They become angry with Piggys whining.

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• At the beginning of chapter 12, Sam and Eric
• a. warn Ralph that Jack will be hunting him
• b. pledge their allegiance to Jack and his tribe
• c. set out to find Ralph for Jack
• d. lead a raid to steal fire from Ralph

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• The mention of a stick sharpened at both ends
  in the last chapter hints that Jack and Roger
  intend to
• a. kill Ralph and cut off his head, as was done
  to the pig
• b. build a stockade fence around Castle Rock
• c. hold a frenzied dance that evening
• d. display a flag from the top of Castle Rock

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• In chapter 12 Ralph hides
• a. in a cave cut into the rocks
• b. in the broken down shelter on the beach
• c. under a thick mat of twisted vines and
  branches
• d. at the top of a fruit tree

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• What attracts the final rescue boat to the
  island?
• a. radio signals
• b. smoke from the fire on the mountain
• c. smoke from a brush fire set by Jacks tribe
• d. Ralphs screams of terror