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Why are the boys on the island?
They were being evacuated due to war.
When Ralph first goes to explore the island, who does he take with him?
Jack
Why did Jack want to hunt and kill animals?
Jack wanted to hunt and kill because it was instinct.
What are the names the boys give to the imaginary monsters?
Snake thing and Beastie
How does Piggy's glasses get broken?
In a power struggle with Ralph, Jack gets angry and hits Piggy and his glasses fly off and break.
What is used to gather the boys together?
The conch shell
How is Piggy described?
Overweight, wears glasses, and he has asthma
Why does the first fire the boys build get out of control and what happens?
The boys built it too big and with great excitement and it got out of control. The boy with the Maroon birthmark is missing and it is assumed he was killed by the fire.
What doe the boys use to start fires?
Piggy's glasses
What falls at night and frightens the two boys during the fire watch?
A dead pilot in a parachute.
Why doesn't Jack think Ralph should be leader?
He believes Ralph is a coward and that he is stronger and can sing.
What does Simon name the bushes he finds?q
Candle Buds
Jack wants to ________, but Ralph wants to ______?
hunt
build huts
What is seen by Ralph out at sea?
A ship
At the end of the island, what do the boys find?
A Cave
What is the first rule established?
Can only speak when holding the conch shell.
At first when the rules are created, who was excited?
Roger, an older boy picks on Henry and the other younger boys on the beach how?
He smashes their sandcastles and throws rocks at them.
Why is the fire out?
The boys that go hunting were supposed to tend to the fire, but they didn't and were hunting instead.
How does Jack view the new discovery of the cave?
He sees it as a fort for him and the hunters.
Who finds the conch shell and where is it found?
Ralph and Piggy find it in the water.
What did the young children fear?
The "snake thing"
What are the younger boys afraid of?
The beastie
Who speaks of the beast and knows what it is?
Simon. He believes it is not real and only in their heads.
Instead of exploring the new area with the cave, what is Ralph trying to get the boys to focus on?
Keeping the fire lit on the mountain.