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The year Lord of the Flies was published?

1954

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Who is the protagonist character of the novel?

Ralph

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Who are the pair to twins that are closely allied with Ralph?

Sam and Eric

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What makes the boys revert to an inferior state of life?

Savagery and fear

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Represents authority, power, and order
Conch shell
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Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
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Who is the antagonist of the novel and the leader of the choir?

Jack

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What was the name given to the sow's head that Jack's tribe hangs on a stick?

Lord of the Flies

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What animal do the boys hunt throughout the novel?

Pig

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Represents hope and salvation, but also destruction
fire
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How did the boys arrive on the island?

Plane Crash

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Who is the shy and sensitive boy in the group who was the only naturally "good" character on the island?

Simon

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What term does the novel use for the younger boys on the island?

Littluns

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How does Jack control the other boys?
through fear and manipulation
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Represent fear and evil
the beast/Lord of the Flies
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What condition does Piggy suffer from?

Asthma

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Who is the whiny, intellectual boy, who is also second in command to Ralph?

Piggy

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Who is Jack's key supporter and accompanies him on the raids on Ralph's camp?

Maurice

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What does Ralph insist they must do in order to be rescued?

Make a a signal fire on the mountaintop

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Represent reason and science
Glasses
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What is Ralph's father's occupation? 

Commander in the Navy

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Who is the sadistic and cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy?

Roger

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Which are the first three boys that go out to explore the island?

Jack, Ralph, and Simon.

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Who recues the boys at the end of the novel?

A Navel Officer

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Represents the dance ritual?

The boys becoming savages