Setting
Plot
Characters
Quotes
Chapter 5
100
The boys are stranded on an _________.
Island!
100
How do the children first arrive on the island?
In a plane crash!
100
How old is Ralph when they first arrive on the island?
12 years and a few months old
100
"No grown ups!" Which character first speaks these words, early on in Chapter 1?
Ralph
100
What is the title of Chapter 5?
Beast from Water
200
What is the scar on the island?
It is the site of destruction caused by their plane crash.
200
Which character first has the idea of blowing the conch to draw out the other survivors on the island?
Piggy
200
Name the two physical ailments that Piggy suffers from.
Poor eyesight and asthma
200
"The plane was shot down in flames. Nobody knows where we are. We may be here a long time." Who says this, and when?
Piggy, who says it at their first group meeting.
200
What is described at the beginning of Chapter 5?
Ralph's thoughts and worries
300
Name three natural/geographical figures on the island.
The mountain, a beach and a coral reef.
300
What is the result of the first fire that the boys manage to light?
The fire rages out of control, and one of the little uns (the boy with the birthmark on his face) might have been killed in it.
300
What does Jack do to increase his chances of killing a pig?
He paints his face
300
"He was a small, skinny boy, his chin pointed, and his eyes so bright they had deceived Ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked." Which character does this quote describe? Name one trait of this character.
Simon. Self-sacrificing, kind, gentle, hard-working
300
What does Ralph talk about at the beginning of the assembly?
The declining sense of order and responsibility on the island.
400
Quote a phrase or sentence from the book that describes the setting on the island, and explain why it is significant.
I will judge
400
Identify one turning point in the plot.
When Jack and his hunters let the fire extinguish, so the ship passes them by and they are not rescued.
400
Which character first brings up the "snake-thing" or "beastie" on the island?
The small boy with the birthmark who is never seen again.
400
"Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along...Then the creature stepped from the mirage on to clear sand, and they saw..." What is the creature described in this quote?
It is Jack Merridew and his band of choristers.
400
"The thing is-- fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island." Who says this at the assembly?
Jack
500
"They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. All the warm salt water of the bathing pool and the shouting and splashing and laughing were only just sufficient to bring them together again." Which characters does this quote refer to, and why are they baffled with each other?
Jack and Ralph. This happens in Chapter 3 when Jack and Ralph's differing priorities are already emerging. Ralph is most concerned with keeping the fire alive in hope of rescue while Jack's foremost concern is the hunt and catching a pig.
500
"Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash her in." When are these words first spoken?
The hunters chant this as they dance around Maurice (who pretends to me the pig), after they have caught the pig. (300 extra points to a group that can do a convincing rendition of this scene.)
500
What happens at the end of Chapter 5?
One of the littleuns, Percival, begins to wail.
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