Content: Multiple Choice
What is the most important tool used to start a fire?
a. rocks
b. sticks
c. Piggy's glasses
d. magnifying glass
c. Piggy's glasses
"'A fat lot you tried,' said Jack contemptuously."
a) happily
b) sadly
c) angrily
d) scornfully
d) scornfully
Describe the process of an assembly.
Ralph blows the conch to gather the boys. During the assembly, whoever hold the conch is the one who talks.
Name one symbol in the book. What does it symbolize?
Various answers.
DAILY DOUBLE
Who said this and why is it significant?
"The thing is: we need an assembly."
Ralph
This passage shows that Ralph is still trying to lead the boys and keep their little society from disappearing. It has a double meaning. They need to have a meeting, but they also need to assemble themselves and work together.
Who is the island chief?
a. Jack
b. Ralph
c. Piggy
d. Simon
b. Ralph
DAILY DOUBLE
"Simon, walking in front of Ralph, felt a flicker of incredulity - a beast with claws that scratched, that sat on a mountain-top, that left no tracks and yet was not fast enough to catch Samneric."
a) fear
b) disdain
c) disbelief
d) dread
c) disbelief
Name two rules that the boys have on the island.
Various answers such as keeping the fire on the mountain and listening to whoever holds the conch.
Describe the symbol of the conch.
The conch represents order and power as they boys must listen to the boy who holds the conch.
Who said this and why is it significant?
“My auntie wouldn’t let me blow on account of my asthma. He said you blew from down here.”
Piggy
This passage shows an aspect of Piggy's personality. It shows that he is a follower as he is still trying to follow his aunt's rules, but also that he is intelligent as he is the one who came up with the idea to blow the conch to gather the boys.
Who is the first one to complain about the beast?
a. Ralph
b. Jack
c. Percival
d. the boy with the birthmark
d. the boy with the birthmark
Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.
a) angry
b) speechless
c) confused
d) distracted
b) speechless
DAILY DOUBLE
What two responsibilities does Jack volunteer the choir boys for? Do they succeed? Why or why not?
1. Hunting
2. Keeping the fire going.
They do no succeed as they are focused on hunting and they let the fire go out.
Describe the symbol of Piggy's glasses.
They represent usefulness. They become separate from Piggy as they are seen as useful and the boys don't see Piggy as useful.
Who said this and why is it significant?
"There's nothing in it of course. Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you're not hunting, but - being hunted; as if something's behind you all the time in the jungle."
Jack
This passage shows that even though Jack tries to put on a brave façade, he is just as fearful as the other boys when they first get on the island.
How many huts were built on the island?
a. 1
b.3
c.2
d. 5
b. 3
"There was pushing and pulling and officious cries."
a) quiet
b) obnoxious
c) assertive
d) rude
c) assertive
Describe Simon's sanctuary.
Simon's sanctuary is a quiet peaceful place for him to get away from the other boys. It is a place where the candle buds are in bloom and there are gaudy butterflies. It is a safe escape of Simon.
What is Zoomorphism? Name one thing that is describe in this technique.
Zoomorphism is describing people, objects, or plants with animal characteristics.
Various answers such as trees, Jack, the wind.
Who said this and why is it significant?
“The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on
this island... Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies! But there is no animal-”
Jack
This passage shows how Jack feels about the littluns.
What is the name of the littlun that always cries?
a. Johnny
b. Maurice
c. Roger
d. Percival
d. Percival
The older boys agreed; but here and there among the little ones was the
dubiety that required more than rational assurance.
a) uncertainty
b) terror
c) protest
d) imagination
a) uncertainty
How is using Piggy an effective way to introduce Ralph?
They are foils for each other. They have different personalities and we get to know one boy through the differences in the other.
What is a Christ Figure? Who is the Christ Figure in this novel? Why?
A Christ Figure is a character who possesses qualities or experiences events similar to Jesus Christ.
Simon
Simon tries to keep peace between the boys. He also goes off on his own in nature.
Who said this and why is it significant?
"They don't smell me. They see me, I think. Something pink under the trees."
Jack
This passage represents when Jack decides to paint his face in order to hunt pigs. It is when he pushes aside his human nature and embraces his animalistic nature. It shows the boys are becoming more wild.