Lord of the Flies Chapter 2

At the meetings, the conch becomes an important item. The boys decide that ____.

• whoever is holding it gets to speak

• they'll use it to carry fresh water

• the conch will become their distress signal

• the conch is valuable and needs protection

At the meeting, Ralph tells the boys that they are alone on the island, and _______

• They'll have to take care of themselves.

• there must be someone out there

• he wants to be a hunter

• Jack will be the leader instead

The little boy with a mulberry colored birth mark says there's a __________   on the island.

• rescue crew

• giant toothed bear

• clawed monster

• snake-like beast

Who says, again and again, that there isn't a beast?

• Piggy

• Ralph

• Sam

• Simon

Ralph tells the boys that in order to get rescued, they need to ________

• create a large "SOS" on the beach

• blow the conch every night at sunset

• build a fire on the mountain

• build a raft and go out to sea

The boys use________to light a fire.

• Jack's matches

• Two pieces of flint

• Piggy's glasses

• Ralph's knife

Out of every older boy on the island, _________ is the most ignored.

• Piggy

• Ralph

• Simon

• Jack

When they first got to the island, Piggy was told to get a list of names of all the boys. Did he do this?

• Yes

• No

At the end of the chapter, the boys accidentally __________.

• set the forest on fire

• cause a mudslide

• break the conch

• get trapped in the creepers

Who went missing at the end of this chapter?

• Simon

• Sam & Eric

• The boy with the birthmark on his face

• One of Jack's choir