Lord of the Flies Ch. 8

Who blows the conch to call an assembly after the boys come back down the mountain after seeing the beast?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Piggy

• SImon

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Ralph says that Jack and his hunters are cowards that actually run away from boar and beast. Ralph says he is the only one who approached the beast on the mountain, and that he is like Piggy making him a better chief.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Unyielding in severity or strictness; steady and persistent

• relentless

• inarticulate

• improvise

• jeer

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Who says, “I’m not going to play any longer. Not with you,” and leaves?

• Ralph

• Jack

• Piggy

• Simon

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What does Simon get up and say to the assembly?

• He was wrong; there is a beast.

• He was the beast they saw on the mountain.

• He reminds them that the only beast is themselves.

• He suggests they climb up the mountain and have another look.

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What does Piggy get up and suggest to the assembly?

• That they should vote Jack out of the group.

• That Simon is right.

• They should simply start a new fire on the beach.

• That science proves there cannot be a beast.

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To speak or shout derisively; to mock; to abuse vocally; to taunt

• relentless

• inarticulate

• Improvise

• jeer

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What does Piggy quietly help Ralph to realize has happened?

• Simon went to the mountain alone.

• It is almost sunrise.

• Most of the boys have left to follow and join Jack.

• Nothing. For once Piggy has nothing to say.

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Jack does leave and start his own tribe. 

What does Jack first declare to his tribe they are going to “do about the beast”?

• Kill the Beast!

• Lead it to Ralph to attack

• Forget about it - don't bother it, it won't bother us

• Build a fire to scare it off and keep it away

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What is done with the pig's head?

• It is used as a ball to play sports.

• It replaces the conch shell - hold it to talk

• Jack's tribe carries it around as their symbol

• They leave it on a stick as a sacrifice for the Beast

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