Ch.1
What are the twins called?
Sam and Eric
Who leads the boys into the mountain to start a fire?
Jack
Who is helping Ralph build the tents?
Simon
What happens to Piggy's specs?
Jack punches him and Piggy's glasses fall on the rocks. One side cracks.
A littlun shares that he woke up to go to the bathroom at night and saw a beast in the forest. What was it?
Simon, going on a walk
"He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow." Who is this referring to?
Piggy
Who finds the conch?
Ralph
What is the rule of the conch?
Only the person holding it can speak during meetings.
"They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate."
Which characters is this quotation referring to?
Jack and Ralph
What is the name of this chapter?
a) Beasts from Air
b) Painted Faces and Long Hair
c) Huts on the Beach
d) The Shell and the Glasses
Painted Faces and Long Hair
What is the name of this chapter?
a) Beasts from Water
b) Beasts from Air
c) Shadows and Tall Trees
d) Fire on the Mountain
a) Beasts from Water
What two things does the fire symbolise?
1. Possibility of rescue and return to civilisation
2. Savagery as fire can engulf quickly and violently
How does Ralph first react when he realises there are no adults on the island?
He is overjoyed and does a somersault.
What does Piggy keep repeating angrily when the boys rush into the mountain to start a fire?
Where does Simon go and why?
A secluded, secret spot in the forest to be alone and to admire the beauty of nature.
What happens when they see a ship in the horizon?
They are not rescued because the choir boys let the fire go out.
What does Ralph say is the most important thing on the island?
The fire -- "How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?"
"He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy." Who is this about and what just happened?
Jack -- he hesitated and failed to kill the piglet in Chapter 1.
What is Jack's last name and what was his role in school?
Merridew -- choir boy
How do they start the fire on the mountain?
Jack uses Piggy's specs.
What is the main conflict between Ralph and Jack?
Ralph wants to build shelters and keep the fire going but Jack is obsessed with hunting and getting meat.
Why did the littluns "obey the summons of the conch" and Ralph?
"Percival Wemys Madison, the Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele--"
Who says this and what does it reveal?
What do Piggy's specs symbolise?
Intelligence. It can also be used to build a fire which links the boys to civilisation.
"There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy." Who is this?
Roger
What does the boy 'mulberry-coloured birthmark' ask at the meeting and what effect does this have on the group?
How does Ralph feel about being the leader?
He is bitter because he has to take responsibility and work while the other boys are bathing, eating and playing.
What does Roger do to Henry?
He throws rocks at him but doesn't quite hit him.
Name at least three different fears that the children have.
The beast from the water, the snake-thing in the forest and the ghost. The loss of order and authority. The loss of statue. That they won't be rescued.
What does the conch symbolise?
Authority and order
What did Ralph do that hurt Piggy?
"I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not ______. We're ______; and the ______ are the best at everything."
Fill in the blanks. (2 and 3 are the same word)
After all, we're not SAVAGES. We're ENGLISH; and the ENGLISH are the best at everything.
"You've noticed, haven't you?"
"Noticed what?"
"Well. They're frightened."
What are the littluns frightened about?
They think that the beastie or the snake-thing are real.
Jack paints his face using clay and charcoal. What effect does this have on him?
He can hide behind the mask and he feels "liberated from shame and self-consciousness."
Despite the assembly breaking into chaos and the boys leaving chaotically, why doesn't Ralph blow the conch to establish order?
He knows that if he blows the conch and the boys do not come back, the power of the conch will be gone and they will truly be "like animals."
What year was "Lord of the Flies" published?
1954