Lord of the Flies Test
What does Ralph realize in the middle of page 8 that makes him very excited? -
ANSW- Realizes there are no grown-ups on the island - he can do what he wants and
have fun because there are no rules - used to be restricted
On page 11, what does Piggy suggest the boys should do? - ANSW- Have a
meeting and once they have that meeting make a list of all of the boys' names - he has
intelligent ideas
"They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending
and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood" (Golding 31). - ANSW-
The narrator is trying to convey that they are innocent at the moment and humane, but
this may change as they struggle for survival - survival instinct = uh oh - After Jack
cannot kill the pig - After Jack cannot kill the pig, the narrator says
During the meeting at the beginning of the chapter, what does Jack say when he
interrupts Ralph (page 32)? - ANSW- Need an army for hunting
What does the little boy with the birthmark say he saw? - ANSW- Beastie - snake
thing
What do the other boys do after Ralph makes suggests that they make a signal fire?
What does Piggy say about the boys after they do this? What is Piggy referred to as in
the final paragraph on page 38? - ANSW- The boys run off to the mountain to set the
fire without further instruction - Piggy says they are acting like a crowd of kids and Jack
was acting impulsive - He is referred to a parent keeping up with his children in the final
paragraph on p. 38
What do you think is the significance of the boys running off with Jack to start the fire on
top of the mountain without waiting for further instruction from Ralph? - ANSW- They
are not loyal to Ralph and are not going to listen to him because they are impulsive and
immature - Jack attempts to become a leader and take absolute control of the island -
people are starting to side with Ralph - see the contrast between the leader figures
(foils)
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English,
and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things" (Golding 42).
- ANSW- During a meeting with the boys, Jack says
, "I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters
down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night. But the first time
Ralph says 'fire' you go howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of
kids! [...] How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act
proper" (Golding 45)? - ANSW- Piggy knows what they should do but no one listens
to him - not treated fairly - Piggy is organized and is tired of not being treated with
respect - they take him for granted - so much fat-shaming - he wants them to act proper
- only one thinking rationally and they are only blindly following Ralph and Jack - voice
of reason for the boys - ignoring logic - While yelling at the boys for their failed attempt
at starting a signal fire at the top of the mountain, Piggy says,
What is Jack doing at the beginning of chapter 3? What does Jack seem like in this
scene? - ANSW- Hunting for pigs - seems like he is an animal because he drops
onto all four - predator looking for prey - overtaking his personality
What do Ralph and Simon try to construct? - ANSW- Shelter
Why is Ralph frustrated? - ANSW- Only Simon is helping him because everyone is
either playing or swimming - shelter is shoddily made and falling apart - optimism is
fading away - only chapter 3
What do Ralph and Jack argue about in Chapter 3? - ANSW- What do Ralph and
Jack argue about?
When Jack talks to Ralph about going off to hunt by himself, what appears within his
eyes? (page 51) - ANSW- Madness - narrator makes several references to madness
and hunting - emphasized - says he thought he might KILL - kill does not equate to
survival like hunt does
When Ralph talks to Jack about the fire on page 54, what does Jack start talking about?
- ANSW- Jack starts talking about possible strategies to hunt and kill rather than the
signal fire and task needing to be conducted - Ralph notices Jack's fixation on pigs and
hunting
What does Simon do at the end of this chapter? - ANSW- Sitting by himself in the
quiet of the forest - setting himself away from the boys - being an outcast and different
will continue to develop
"He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up"
(Golding 51). - ANSW- Jack is being overcome with madness and insanity -
desperate need to hunt and kill - taking over his personality and changing who he
originally was - swallowing up = him being taken over by this madness - feels like he
has this need inside of him that he must kill - starting to lose his conscious - When Jack
comes back from hunting and talks to Ralph, the narrator says,
What does Ralph realize in the middle of page 8 that makes him very excited? -
ANSW- Realizes there are no grown-ups on the island - he can do what he wants and
have fun because there are no rules - used to be restricted
On page 11, what does Piggy suggest the boys should do? - ANSW- Have a
meeting and once they have that meeting make a list of all of the boys' names - he has
intelligent ideas
"They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending
and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood" (Golding 31). - ANSW-
The narrator is trying to convey that they are innocent at the moment and humane, but
this may change as they struggle for survival - survival instinct = uh oh - After Jack
cannot kill the pig - After Jack cannot kill the pig, the narrator says
During the meeting at the beginning of the chapter, what does Jack say when he
interrupts Ralph (page 32)? - ANSW- Need an army for hunting
What does the little boy with the birthmark say he saw? - ANSW- Beastie - snake
thing
What do the other boys do after Ralph makes suggests that they make a signal fire?
What does Piggy say about the boys after they do this? What is Piggy referred to as in
the final paragraph on page 38? - ANSW- The boys run off to the mountain to set the
fire without further instruction - Piggy says they are acting like a crowd of kids and Jack
was acting impulsive - He is referred to a parent keeping up with his children in the final
paragraph on p. 38
What do you think is the significance of the boys running off with Jack to start the fire on
top of the mountain without waiting for further instruction from Ralph? - ANSW- They
are not loyal to Ralph and are not going to listen to him because they are impulsive and
immature - Jack attempts to become a leader and take absolute control of the island -
people are starting to side with Ralph - see the contrast between the leader figures
(foils)
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English,
and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things" (Golding 42).
- ANSW- During a meeting with the boys, Jack says
, "I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters
down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night. But the first time
Ralph says 'fire' you go howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of
kids! [...] How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act
proper" (Golding 45)? - ANSW- Piggy knows what they should do but no one listens
to him - not treated fairly - Piggy is organized and is tired of not being treated with
respect - they take him for granted - so much fat-shaming - he wants them to act proper
- only one thinking rationally and they are only blindly following Ralph and Jack - voice
of reason for the boys - ignoring logic - While yelling at the boys for their failed attempt
at starting a signal fire at the top of the mountain, Piggy says,
What is Jack doing at the beginning of chapter 3? What does Jack seem like in this
scene? - ANSW- Hunting for pigs - seems like he is an animal because he drops
onto all four - predator looking for prey - overtaking his personality
What do Ralph and Simon try to construct? - ANSW- Shelter
Why is Ralph frustrated? - ANSW- Only Simon is helping him because everyone is
either playing or swimming - shelter is shoddily made and falling apart - optimism is
fading away - only chapter 3
What do Ralph and Jack argue about in Chapter 3? - ANSW- What do Ralph and
Jack argue about?
When Jack talks to Ralph about going off to hunt by himself, what appears within his
eyes? (page 51) - ANSW- Madness - narrator makes several references to madness
and hunting - emphasized - says he thought he might KILL - kill does not equate to
survival like hunt does
When Ralph talks to Jack about the fire on page 54, what does Jack start talking about?
- ANSW- Jack starts talking about possible strategies to hunt and kill rather than the
signal fire and task needing to be conducted - Ralph notices Jack's fixation on pigs and
hunting
What does Simon do at the end of this chapter? - ANSW- Sitting by himself in the
quiet of the forest - setting himself away from the boys - being an outcast and different
will continue to develop
"He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up"
(Golding 51). - ANSW- Jack is being overcome with madness and insanity -
desperate need to hunt and kill - taking over his personality and changing who he
originally was - swallowing up = him being taken over by this madness - feels like he
has this need inside of him that he must kill - starting to lose his conscious - When Jack
comes back from hunting and talks to Ralph, the narrator says,
