Lord of the Flies
Who are the first 2 characters introduced?
Ralph and Piggy
How did the boys end up on the island?
Their plane was shot down
Ralph
What do they boys use to light a fire?
Piggy's glasses
What is Jack obsessed with?
Hunting
What is the scar?
The trench made by the airplane crashing
What are the littlun's afraid of?
The beastie
Who/what is the Lord of the Flies in the novel?
The pig head
What do Piggy and Ralph find at the lagoon?
The conch shell
What is Ralph's rescue plan?
Large fire, smoke, rescue
What happened to the littlun' with the red birthmark?
He probably died in the first forest fire
What was Ralph doing while Jack hunted?
Building shelters
What does Jack do to his face?
He paints it
What was the beast from the air?
Who faints at the first assembly?
Simon
What does Ralph's father do for a living?
He's in the navy
Why does Piggy feel betrayed by Ralph in Chapter 1?
Ralph tells Jack what Piggy's nickname is
How do the boys react to being rescued?
They cry
Why did Jack light the forest on fire toward the end of the novel?
To flush out Ralph so his tribe can hunt him.
What is stolen from Piggy toward the end of the novel?
His glasses
What mean thing does Roger do to a littlun' who was sitting on the sand?
"The darkness seemed to flow round them like a tide." What literary element is used here?
Simile
Why does Simon return to the beach?
To tell the boys about the dead pilot
Why is the fire at the end of the book ironic?
What is Lord of the Flies a microcosm of?
Cruelty, pain, suffering, evil, war