Chapter 1-2
Chapter 3-4
Chapter 5-6
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 9-10
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Who are the first two characters to appear in the story?
Ralph and Piggy
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What sort of weapon is Jack using to hunt pigs?
Jack uses a five-foot sharpened stick.
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Which of the boys suggests that the beast could be from the sea because all the creatures in the sea haven’t been found yet
Maurice suggests the beast could be an undiscovered creature from the sea.
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When the boar charges, what does Ralph do?
Hits it with his spear.
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When Simon awakens and goes to the mountain, what does he discover?
Dead man with the parachute caught in the trees.
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What do Ralph and Piggy find in the small lagoon?
A conch
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How are the boys collecting drinking water?
They collect drinking water in coconut shells.
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Who challenges Ralph’s leadership by saying, “You can’t hunt, you can’t sing”?
Jack challenges Ralph’s leadership based upon his own criteria for leadership.
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When Ralph gets caught up in the pig hunt, what does his reaction tell you about him?
That he has lost his innocence and become like the rest; a savage.
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Why does Jack organize the feast?
To persuade people to join his tribe/group away from Ralph.
300
Who is elected chief?
Ralph
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Who destroys the littluns’ sandcastles?
Roger and Maurice destroy the sandcastles.
300
What falls onto the island during the night?
A dead pilot parachutes onto the island at night.
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What do Ralph, Jack and Roger find when they get to the top of the mountain?
They find the dead body of the pilot. His parachute lines are tangled around rocks.
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What do the boys do to Simon? What does this symbolize?

Kill him thinking he's the beast. Simon's murder symbolizes the triumph of fear over logic/reason. It also represents the triumph of evil over good, and of savagery over civilization.

400
How do the boys start the fire?
Piggy's specs
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What does Ralph spot on the horizon?
Ralph spots a passing ship.
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Who is tending the fire when the “beast” is discovered?
Samneric are tending the fire
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What does Piggy suggest they do, since they can’t return to the mountain to build a fire?
They should build it on the beach.
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What historical figure does Simon represent? List at least two ways this historical figure is similar to Simon.

Simon represents Christ. Simon is Christ-like in the following ways:

1.) He is compassionate and selfless.

2.) He tries to teach others about the dangers (dark side) of human nature.

3.) He is killed for what he knows about the truth and for what he tries to teach others.

500
Who first mentions “the beastie”?
“The beastie” is first mentioned by the small boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark
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Who gives Piggy meat despite Jack’s objection?
Simon shares his roasted pig with Piggy
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How does Jack view the island abutment they discover?
Jack sees it as a potential fort.
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Why does Simon suggest they go back to the mountains?
Because he doesn't believe that there was something up there, and its all nonsense.
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What is the definition of "apotheosis"? How does Golding present this idea in relation to Simon? 

Apotheosis is "the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god." Golding presents the idea by having Simon's body and blood turned "silver and gold" by the rising moon and by the phosphorescence of the "angel-like" creatures in the water.  

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