Factual
Allegorical/ Symbolic
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 9-12
100
Why do the boys elect Ralph as chief in the beginning?
His good looks
100
What does the conch shell symbolize?
Power, Structure, Authority
100
Which two main characters does the book open up to?
Ralph and Piggy
100
The battle between airplanes above the island symbolizes a reminder that what else is going on?
A war
100
What does Ralph destroy in the forest and take to use as a weapon?
He destroys the sows skull and takes the steak that the head is on to use as a weapon.
200
In chapter 5, Ralph scolds the boys at an assembly for not doing what three essential things?
Building shelters, gathering drinking water, and neglecting the signal fire
200
Lord of the Flies is an English translation of Belzebuth, an ancient name for?
Devil
200
What were the boys afraid happened when the fire got out of control?
The little boy with the birthmark died in the fire
200
What was the purpose for leaving the head of the sow on the steak?
As an offering for the beast
200
When Jack's group steals Piggy's glasses what does Ralph's small group no longer have the ability do do?
Make a fire
300
In chapter 7, the boys re-enact hunting a pig who acts as the pig and gets injured?
Robert
300
Overall, what does the beast symbolize?
Evil and Darkness
300
What emerges as the primary conflict between Ralph and Jack?
They have different views on what is more important. Hunting or the signal fire to be rescued?
300
What happens after Ralph wishes for grown ups that could be a sign to him?
The dead parachutist crashes on to the island
300
When Piggy is killed what does he represent allegorically that is killed with him?
Intelligence
400
The “Lord of the Flies” claims to be a part of what and whom?
The beast and Simon
400
Ralph begins to mention he wants to cut his hair and that it is getting long, what could the growth of their hair be representing?
Time, they've been on the island for a long time
400
Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet, and what does he promise next time he meets a pig?
Jack doesn't have the heart to kill the pig and he promises no mercy next time.
400
Why does Ralph not blow the conch after the assembly disintegrates?
If he does and no one comes back, the conch will have lost its power completely.
400
What is the irony in Jack setting the fire to smoke Ralph out of the woods getting them rescued?
Jack didn't believe in the signal fire near the end of the book and he is the one that set that fire (not for the same purpose) that got them rescued.
500
Who kills Piggy? What did he do to kill him?
Roger, he pushed a boulder down castle rock
500
What does the body paint symbolize and bring out within the boys?
The body paint symbolizes a mask and it brings out the savagery within the boys.
500
What figure does Simon represent and what 2 things does he do to show his compassion?
The Christ figure, he is the only one to help Ralph build the huts and he picks the fruit for the littluns
500
Who summons a meeting to vote ralph out of power? What is the outcome of this meeting?
Jack summons the meeting. The boys do not vote Ralph out of power and Jack forms his own group.
500
What does the officer at the end of the book symbolize?
Civilization
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