Characters
Who is elected to be the leader of the boys?
Ralph
Why are the boys stranded on the island?
Their plane crashed on the island.
Order and leadership.
What does Jack and his tribe steal from Ralph's group?
Piggy's glasses.
"You're all acting like a crowd of kids."
Piggy
Why is Piggy not taken seriously by the other boys?
He is overweight, wears glasses, and so they make fun of him.
What landed on the top of the cliff in the middle of the night after an explosion?
A dead body attached to a parachute
What are the littuns afraid of and keep having nightmares about?
The Beastie.
What is the "Lord of the Flies"?
The pig's head on a stick, covered in flies.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong—we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat—!"
Jack
What sets Simon apart from the other boys?
He goes off on his own and he is often the voice of reason.
What is a pig run?
The trail that a pig leaves when it's running through the forest and the trail that the boys' follow when they are hunting.
How does Jack treat the littluns?
He mostly ignores them, shames them, and makes fun of them for being afraid.
Why is the signal fire so important?
It is their only hope of being rescued and escaping the island.
"Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us."
Simon
Who is the most savage and violent of the boys on the island?
Roger
Why was Ralph so upset when the ship had passed by the island?
Because the signal fire had gone out.
When Ralph calls a meeting in the middle of the book, what is one of his criticisms?
1. They let the signal fire go out.
2. They haven't finished building the shelters.
3. They aren't storing water in coconuts.
4. They aren't using the rocks as their "bathroom".
What does Piggy's death symbolize?
It marks the final loss of reason and order.
"The rules are the only thing we've got!"
Ralph
Why did Jack decide to go off on his own to start his own tribe?
1. Ralph insulted his hunters.
2. Jack wants to be in charge so they can focus on hunting.
3. Jack doesn't like the way Ralph is leading.
Name something significant that happened at Castle Rock.
1. Piggy was killed
2. Jack's tribe gathers.
3. the dead body attached to the parachute landed there
What did Ralph say he would've done if Jack and his tribe wouldn't have stolen Piggy's glasses?
He would've given them the fire if they asked.
Why do Piggy and Ralph want to clean up and look more civilized when meeting with Jack and his tribe?
They associate with escaping and returning home. They want to look more civilized and not associate with the savagery of Jack's tribe.
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! …You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?”
The Lord of the Flies