| At the beginning of chapter 7, what does Ralph long for? | A bath and to brush his teeth. |
| When the boar charges, what does Ralph do? | Hits it in the nose with his spear. |
| Who volunteers to go alone through the jungle to tell Piggy the boys will return after dark? | Simon |
| What do Ralph, Jack and Roger find when they get to the top of the mountain? | They find the dead body of the pilot. His parachute lines are tangled around rocks, which causes it to move when the wind blows. They believe it’s the beast. |
| When Ralph gets caught up in the pig hunt, what does his reaction tell you about him? | That he has lost his innocence and is becoming more like Jack: a savage. |
| What does Ralph’s wish to have a toothbrush and soap indicate he is feeling? | His feelings confirm his desire to return to a civilized state. |
| Simon says twice to Ralph, “You’ll get back all right.” Is there a reason he singles Ralph out, rather than saying: “We’ll all get back all right”? | He may be singling Ralph out because Ralph is especially tense at this point. On the other hand, it may be something else. Quite possibly, Golding is using foreshadowing. |
| How does Ralph get caught up in the irrational lust to injure and kill? | After Ralph hits the pig with a spear, he decided that hunting is good and feels like it made him more of a man. |
| Why is it especially horrific and savage when Robert says, “You want a real pig… because you’ve got to kill him” and Jack replies, “Use a littleun”? | Although said as a joke at which everyone laughs, the idea is very primitive, reminiscent of a human sacrifice. |
| How does chapter seven end? | The three boys see the beast, drop their sticks, and run off the mountain. |
| Why do you suppose the author lets the reader know that it is the pilot and his parachute, not a beast? | The chapter might have been more suspenseful if the reader did not know: in knowing, however, the reader focuses attention on the boys’ reactions. |
| Once the pig is lost, what happens in the group of hunters? | With their ritual chanting of “kill the pig” a crowd hysteria erupts. Robert has been slightly injured but badly frightened. |
| Who has been left alone with the littluns? | Piggy |
| Who is concerned that Piggy should not be left alone with the littleuns? | Ralph and Jack |
| Who has stepped up to possibly become a new “potential leader”? | Roger |
| Golding was a _____________ in the war. | sheller |
| Golding was present on ____________. | D-Day |
| What did Nazi scientists do to children in camps? | experiments |
| William Golding chose to write a book because | he hoped more people would read and understand that evil is potentially in everyone, not just a certain group of people. |
| In 1983, William Golding won | the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| What events in the world caused the concern that made Golding write Lord of the Flies? | The fear of a nuclear war. |
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 7
February 10, 2020