Lord of the Flies Chapter Questions
Lord of the Flies Questions
Chapters 1 – 2
1. Ralph – The protagonist of lord of the flies, chosen to be chief of the group of boys stranded on the island, works towards being rescued from the island
Piggy – A smart boy but limited due to his weight and asthma, called piggy against his will
Simon – A shy boy who looks out for the younger boys of the group
Jack – The antagonist of lord of the flies, head of the choir who later become the hunters, has a very savage nature
Sam and Eric - identical twins later known as Samneric
Maurice – One of the choir boys, known to be grinning all the time
Roger – Jacks right hand man, very cruel to the younger boys
The littluns – A name given to the younger group of boys on the island
2. The boys were on a plane that crashed into the island. No adults survived the plane crash while the group of boys did.
3. The conch shell that Piggy and Ralph find on the first day on the island becomes a symbol of authority in their society. When you have the conch shell you are allowed to speak while everybody else listens to you.
4. We learned from the beginning just how violent Jack was, he slashed the green candle buds for no particular reason.
5. Jack hesitates because it’s not natural for him as a British school boy to just go around killing pigs for the needs of survival. Jack learns that you need to kill the pig for the means of food not just to be cruel. He promises that "next time there would be no mercy."
6. The boys from Jack’s choir become the hunters; their job is to catch food for all of the boys.
7. One of the young boys thinks he’s seen a snake like animal that he calls a beastie; all of the littleuns are scared of this so called beastie.
8. The boys make a fire because Ralph decided that the fire could be a signal to boys in passing that there were people on the island. They make this fire by using Piggy’s glasses and the sun’s rays.
9. The boys plan for rescue failed because they didn’t
Chapters 1 – 2
1. Ralph – The protagonist of lord of the flies, chosen to be chief of the group of boys stranded on the island, works towards being rescued from the island
Piggy – A smart boy but limited due to his weight and asthma, called piggy against his will
Simon – A shy boy who looks out for the younger boys of the group
Jack – The antagonist of lord of the flies, head of the choir who later become the hunters, has a very savage nature
Sam and Eric - identical twins later known as Samneric
Maurice – One of the choir boys, known to be grinning all the time
Roger – Jacks right hand man, very cruel to the younger boys
The littluns – A name given to the younger group of boys on the island
2. The boys were on a plane that crashed into the island. No adults survived the plane crash while the group of boys did.
3. The conch shell that Piggy and Ralph find on the first day on the island becomes a symbol of authority in their society. When you have the conch shell you are allowed to speak while everybody else listens to you.
4. We learned from the beginning just how violent Jack was, he slashed the green candle buds for no particular reason.
5. Jack hesitates because it’s not natural for him as a British school boy to just go around killing pigs for the needs of survival. Jack learns that you need to kill the pig for the means of food not just to be cruel. He promises that "next time there would be no mercy."
6. The boys from Jack’s choir become the hunters; their job is to catch food for all of the boys.
7. One of the young boys thinks he’s seen a snake like animal that he calls a beastie; all of the littleuns are scared of this so called beastie.
8. The boys make a fire because Ralph decided that the fire could be a signal to boys in passing that there were people on the island. They make this fire by using Piggy’s glasses and the sun’s rays.
9. The boys plan for rescue failed because they didn’t