Lord of the Flies 9-12

Which of the following is the BEST reason why all almost all of the boys decide to join Jack's tribe?

• He has the safer campsite at Castle Rock.

• He has less rules to follow than when Ralph was chief.

• Because he is always cooking meat, he is more likely to have a fire going.

• He gives them food and his hunters will protect them from the beast.

"At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words...but the tearing of teeth and claws." The author's powerful word choice here is used to

• Contrast the behavior of Simon with the behavior of the larger group.

• Prove that only Simon knows the truth about the parachutist.

• Emphasize the animalistic behavior of the boys.

• Show that the boys do not know that it is Simon.

Which of the following BEST foreshadowed Simon's death?

• "Maybe there is a beast...maybe it's only us."

• "You'll get back to where you came from." Simon nodded as he spoke.

• Then he [Simon] took the lines in his hands; he freed them from the rocks and the figure from the winds indignity.

• "So don't try it on, my poor misguided boy, or else...we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Robert and Bill and Piggy and Ralph."

When talking about the beast, what is Jack's purpose for telling his tribe, "He came--disguised. He may come again even though we gave him the head of our kill to eat. So watch; and be careful."

• Jack is worried that his tribe might be tricked by the beast and attacked again.

• Jack is trying to keep the boys scared so they will remain in his tribe.

• Jack wants the boys to worship the beast like a God.

• Jack wants to kill another pig so he can spike its head on a stick.

Which of the following does Jack steal from Ralph's group in the middle of the night?

• the conch

• Piggy's specs

• a log off the fire

• all of the above

Piggy wants Ralph to get his glasses back. Which of the following BEST demonstrates that Ralph wants his group to remain civilized when they travel to Jack's side of the island?

• "We could smarten up a bit and then go--"

• "Supposing we go, looking like we used to, washed and hair brushed--"

• "Well we won't be painted...no paint!"

• "We ought to comb our hair."

The text says, "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee. The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." How does this event demonstrate the central idea of the text?

• It shows that the boys are no longer able to call meetings at the platform.

• It reflects how the conch was never important to the boys.

• It represents the boys' sense of civility and society falling apart.

• It demonstrates that Piggy was never a valuable member of the group.

"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy." Which theme is BEST supported by this quote?

• Organizing and building a new society can be a struggle.

• Without rules and order, people can revert to savage and uncivilized behavior.

• The evil actions of a group can destroy the innocence of an individual.

• Peer pressure affects how children see the world.

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

• Sam

• Eric

• Piggy

• Ralph

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Chapter 11: Jack killed Piggy?

• True

• False

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