Lord of the Flies

What is Piggy’s tone regarding the shell?

 

• enthusiastic but afraid 

• uncaring and unfocused

• excited and hopeful 

• negative and pessimistic

How does Simon seem to feel about being alone here?

  

     

• satisfied 

• afraid 

• shocked 

• confused

In what way does Jack speak “against the rules”?

• He speaks much louder than everyone else.

• He speaks without first making sure that everyone else is quiet.

• He speaks without having possession of the conch.

• He speaks about a topic that has been forbidden.

How does Jack feel regarding the conch?

• It is extremely useful.

• It is no longer necessary.

• It is valuable only to the individual who possesses it.

• It will have more meaning in the future than it does at this moment.

What makes a good leader and how do Jack and Ralph fit and/or do not fit that description in the text?

Describe civil and savage actions by the boys and how it shows each side of them. Analyze the boys’ shift in behavior in regards to “savagery vs. civilization” -- what is the message that Golding is trying to convey about human behavior?

Who is the author of Lord of the Flies ?

• William Golding

• Mark Twain

• Charles Dickens

• William Owen

During the first assembly on the island, what's the first point brought up by Ralph?

• They're in fact on an island all by themselves

• There are not girls on the island

• They need to find a source of clean drinking water

• That his father will come and rescue them.

How do the boys decide to use the conch to keep them organized?

• Whoever is holding it gets to speak

• They'll use it to carry fresh water

• The conch will be used to make their home base

• The conch will be used by the leader only.

What do the boys decide will be the best way to get them rescued?

• To build a fire on the top of the mountain

• Create a large "SOS" on the beach using logs and other debris

• To blow the conch everyday when the sun is at its highest point in the sky

• To build a raft and send some big boys to find rescue.