The Facts
Symbolism & Foreshadowing
Quotes
Characters
100
What is the most important task to Jack? To Ralph?
To Jack the most important task is hunting a pig and to Ralph it is building shelter.
100
What does Jack and Ralph's disagreement on their priorities at this point in the story foreshadow?
Jack and Ralph will have disagreements throughout the story that will lead to further conflict.
100
"They're hopeless. The older ones aren't much better. D'you see? All day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing, or eating, or playing."
-Ralph
100
Which character was only briefly mentioned?
Piggy
200
Where does Simon wander off too?
His "nest" within the forest, alone.
200
What does Simon's secretive and lonely nature foreshadow? (2 possible answers)
The group becoming angry at Simon for his selfishness/ Simon's detachment from the group.
200
"We want meat."
-Jack
200
Who does Simon help during his stroll to the forest?
The "littluns"
300
What is the first thing Jack asks for when he sees Ralph after returning from the jungle?
Water
300
What does Jack's obsession with hunting the pig foreshadow?
Jack's barbarism and eventual danger to the group.
300
"Of course! They'll lie up there-they must, when the sun's too hot-" What is he referring to?
-Jack He is referring to the pigs he is trying to hunt.
300
Which character can be seen as the most helpful, generous, and kind at this point in the story?
Simon
400
Why is Ralph annoyed with Jack and the rest of the children?
Ralph is annoyed because the other children are not willing to help build the huts or participate in work.
400
"Rescue? Yes, of course! All the same, I'd like to catch a pig first-"(Jack). By saying this what can the reader assume about Jack's priorities as the story goes on?
Jack will care more about staying on the island and pursuing his own interests than being rescued.
400
"If it rains like when we dropped in we'll need shelters all right."
-Ralph
400
Whose actions and characteristics can be seen as the most civil at this point in the story?
Ralph
500
Who stays behind and helps Ralph build the huts?
Simon
500
What do the pig's droppings represent?
Jack's waste of time hunting for the pig.
500
"As if the beastie, the beastie or the snake-thing, was real. Remember?"
-Simon
500
Whose actions and characteristics can be seen as the most savage at this point in the story?
Jack
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