Lord of the Flies Ch. 1

The smartest boy on the island, __________, is afflicted with asthma and has bad eyesight.

• Piggy
• Jack

• Ralph

• Maurice

As the leader of the choirboys, __________ has prior leadership experience.

• Jack
• Piggy

• Ralph

• Simon

__________ believes that his father, a commander in the Navy, will rescue the boys.

• Ralph
• Jack

• Piggy

• Simon

__________ is one of the choirboys who has fainting spells.

• Simon
• Ralph

• Jack

• Piggy

One of the smallest boys on the island is __________.

• Johnny
• Piggy

• Ralph

• Simon

What is the LONG SCAR that is smashed into the jungle?

• A. the cut on Ralph's head

• B. a trail of broken trees damaged in the wreck

• C. a path created by the boys

• D. the airport's runway

Which sentence does NOT suggest how the boys arrived on the island?

• A. "He must have flown off after he dropped us."

• B. "When we were coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it."

• C. "My dad is a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he'll come rescue us."

• D. "Didn't you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They're all dead."

Why does Ralph blow into the CONCH? Whose ideas was this?

• A. to call for others; Piggy's idea

• B. to call for others; Ralph's idea

• C. to startle the others; Ralph's idea

• D. to startle the others; Piggy's idea

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

• A. He allows Jack to be the 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.

Why do Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the ISLAND?

• A. They want to look for the pilot of the airplane.

• B. They want to play hide-and-seek, so they search for the best locations.

• C. They want to find food because they are hungry.

• D. They want to determine if it really is an island.