Chapters 1-3
Plane they were being evacuated on crashed
What crucial mistake did Jack and his crew make when they made their first successful hunt of a pig?
They let the signal fire go out
What is Simon's fate?
Everyone takes part in killing him because they think he is the beast
What happens to Piggy when he, Ralph, and Sam and Eric visit the Castle Rock?
Killed when a boulder knocks him off a ledge
Who is the symbol of civilization?
Who is the symbol of savagery?
Ralph: Civilization
Jack: Savagery
How are the boys brought together on the island for the first time?
Ralph blowing into the conch shell
What is actually "the beast" that the boys are afraid of?
Who/what is the "Lord of the Flies"?
In the final chapter, when the naval officer asks who is in charge, which of the boys speaks up and says he is?
Ralph
Name a theme presented in Lord of the Flies
1. Civilization vs. Savagery
2. Dehumanization
3. Power and Leadership
4. Fear
5. Loss of innocence
6. Rules and Order
Hunting and maintaining the signal fire
When Sam & Eric awaken after falling asleep on fire duty during Chapter 6, what is it they think they see near the mountain top?
The beast
In Chapter 7, how does Ralph react to partaking in his first hunt?
He enjoys the hunt.
(He grazes the targeted boar; goes too far during the re-enactment)
How did the navy know to come to the island?
Fire started by Jack in Jack's attempt to kill Ralph
Power and order
What does Ralph possess that attracts the other boys to name him leader?
Conch shell
What is the chant Jack and his crew say on the way back from their first successful hunt?
"Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!"
How does Jack start to obtain power from Ralph on the island?
The other boys quietly start to leave for Jack's tribe, tempted by the focus on hunting
How does the Naval officer who speaks to Ralph react to he and the other boys crying?
He turns away from them, embarrassed
Name the literary devices defined:
1. When the audience/reader knows something about the story that the characters do not
2. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden, symbolic meaning, typically a moral or political one
1. Dramatic irony
2. Allegory
What is Jack's last name?
Merridew
One of the littluns, Percival, makes the suggestion that the beast could be hiding where?
In the water
In Chapter 8, why does Jack decapitate the pig and place the head on a stake?
Using it as an offering to "the beast"
How are Ralph and the other boys saved at the end of the story?
1. Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?
2. What is the allegorical message presented in the novel (Hint: Based on his own experiences during World War II)
1. William Golding
2. Humans can be vile creatures/The most good of man can still be corrupted