Characters
Who is the original 'designated' leader of the boys?
Ralph
What is used to call a meeting?
Conch Shell
Who stayed with the littluns while Ralph and Jack go looking for the beast?
Piggy
What is the title of this Chapter?
What do the hunters rub all over their faces?
Blood
Who challenges Ralph as leader of the boys?
Jack
According to Percival, where does the beast hide during the day time?
The Ocean
What do the boys name the rock formation on the other side of the island that they find in this Chapter?
Castle Rock
What does Simon predict?
That Ralph will make it home safely
Who is the "Lord of the Flies" that Simon talks to in the field?
A pig's head swarming with flies
What are Piggy's chief characteristics?
Whiney, intelligent, innovative
What does Ralph think about his hair?
He's annoyed it's gotten long and mangy and hangs in his eyes.
What is mistaken as the beast by Sam and Eric in this Chapter?
Who volunteers to go alone through the jungle to tell Piggy the boys will return after dark?
Simon
Who stays with Ralph after the split?
Simon and Piggy
Who said the following:
“Life… is scientific, that’s what it is. In a year or two when the war’s over they’ll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn’t no beast – not with claws and all that, I mean – but I know there isn’t no fear either… Unless… Uncless we get frightened of people.”
Piggy
Give at least one reason why Ralph calls a meeting in this Chapter.
To discuss the existence of the beast - to tell the boys to follow the rules more closely
Where does the expedition take Jack and Ralph?
To a cave in an unexplored part of the island
Who asks "Why do you hate me?" and to whom is this said to?
Ralph to Jack
Why does Jack leave the group?
What does the conch symbolize?
The fragility of democracy, which needs protection by all participants in order to survive.
What happens to the group at the end of the meeting?
Jack runs off with most of the older boys.
What is/are the theme(s) of this Chapter?
Fear/Authority: the dead parachutist sparks a new fear of the beast and the power struggle between Jack and Ralph illustrate the theme of Authority.
What does Jack suggest to use in the next hunt, and why is this unsettling?
Jack suggests to use a littlun and the rest of the boys laugh at this (they aren't bothered by the suggestion)
How does Jack's group start a fire?
They steal burning sticks from Ralph's group.