Chapters 1-3
Who is elected chief?
Ralph
What happens to Piggy's glasses in chapter 4?
Jack punches him and breaks them.
What offering do the boys leave for the beast in Chapter 8?
A pig's head on a stick.
Who takes over as the leader of the boys after Simon's death in Chapter 9?
Jack
Who is the only boy to remain loyal to Ralph at the end of the novel?
Piggy
What does the conch shell allow whoever is holding it to do?
Bonus: Who finds it and where?
Have a turn to speak.
Ralph and Piggy, by the lagoon.
What does Jack use to camouflage his face for hunting?
Bonus: Which 3 colors does he use?
Clay and charcoal
Red and white clay and black charcoal.
What activity does Ralph participate in that makes him feel exhilarated (thrilled, excited) in Chapter 7?
Hunting (a pig).
Who dies in chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies?
Bonus: Why?
Simon.
The boys kill him, thinking he is the "beast".
Who dies in chapter 11?
Bonus: Why?
Piggy.
Roger pushes a boulder down the hill, knocking the conch out of Piggy's hands, knocking him off the cliff onto the rocks below.
How do they start the first fire on the island?
With Piggy's glasses.
"My specs!"
What is the actually is the beast Sam and Eric see that has "claws and wings"?
A dead pilot with a parachute.
What name do the boys give to the pig's head on a stick in chapter 8?
The Lord of the Flies
What does Piggy insist on doing after one of the boys dies in Chapter 9?
Holding a meeting to restore order.
What do the boys do to try and capture Ralph in Chapter 12?
Set the forest on fire.
What is the “scar” on the island?
The damage to the island from the plane crash.
Why does Ralph become angry with Jack in chapter 4?
Bonus: Why is he angry, and what exactly does Jack do?
Jack lets the fire go out.
The fire was supposed to help them signal for rescue, but Jack and the others were distracted by killing the pig.
What does Ralph encounter that makes him uneasy in Chapter 7?
The pig's blood on his hands.
What does Ralph's group plan to do in Chapter 10 to protect themselves from Jack's tribe?
Keep the fire going to signal for rescue.
What does the naval officer think the boys are doing when he first arrives?
Playing a game.
What major event happens at the end of chapter 2?
The boys start a signal fire on the mountain, and one of the boys goes missing after the fire loses control.
What are the words that the hunters chant?
Kill the beast. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.
What does Simon experience when he encounters the Lord of the Flies in Chapter 8?
Bonus: What does the Lord of the Flies tell Simon?A hallucination.
The beast is within the boys themselves.
What does Piggy insist on doing in Chapter 10 despite the danger?
He insists that they hold a meeting to confront Jack.
What is ironic about the rescue at the end of the novel?
The fire meant to kill Ralph leads to their rescue.