Who Did It?
Who discovers the conch shell with Ralph?
Piggy
What do the boys use to summon everyone to their first meeting?
The conch shell
Which character wears glasses and often represents logic and reason?
Piggy
Which littlun first introduces the idea of a beastie?
The boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark
What object represents order and the right to speak during assemblies?
The conch
Who is elected chief at the first assembly?
Ralph
What important object is used to start the first signal fire?
Piggy's glasses
Which character leads the choirboys and later becomes the hunters' leader?
Jack
The sea
What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?
Intelligence, science, and the power of reason
Who allows the signal fire to go out while hunting?
Jack and his hunters
What passes the island while the signal fire is out?
A ship
Which character is associated with kindness, insight, and a connection to nature?
Simon
What actually lands on the mountain during the nightmare air battle?
A dead parachutist
What does the signal fire represent to Ralph?
Hope of rescue and connection to civilization
Who throws stones near Henry but deliberately avoids hitting him?
Roger
What do the boys reeanct with Robert pretending to be the animal?
A pig hunt
Which character is deliberately cruel to the littluns and eventually joins Jack's tribe?
Roger
Which two boys report seeing the beast after tending the signal fire?
Sam and Eric (Samneric)
What does Jack's face paint help him escape?
Shame, self-consciousness, and the restraints of civilized behavior
Who goes alone to tell Piggy the others will return late from exploring the mountain?
Simon
What do Ralph, Jack, and Roger mistake for the beast on the mountain?
A dead parachutist
Which character increasingly struggles between responsibility and the excitement of hunting?
Ralph
What does Simon suggest about the true nature of the beast?
That the beast may be the boys themselves, or the evil within human beings
What does the pig's head on a stick become known as?
The Lord of the Flies