| How did Ralph describe the beast that he saw in Chapter 7 to Piggy? | Ralph told Piggy that the beast had teeth and big black eyes. |
| Who blew into the conch and called an assembly? | Jack |
| What does Jack say about Ralph during the assembly? | Jack compares Ralph to Piggy by saying that he says things like Piggy. Jack then tells the boys that Ralph isn’t a proper chief and is a coward. |
| What does Jack do during the assembly that causes silence? | Jack asks the boys to raise their hand if they do not want Ralph to be chief, but there are no responses. |
| How does Ralph feel about Jack leaving the group? | Ralph believes that Jack will come back before the sun goes down. |
| What is Simon’s idea about dealing with the monster? | Simon suggests climbing the mountain to face the monster. |
| What does Piggy suggest about the fire? | Piggy suggests moving the fire away from the mountain so that they’re not in the way of the monster. |
| How does Piggy feel about Jack leaving the group? | Piggy was so full of delight that he helped to fetch wood. |
| What is the difference between the wood from the mountain and the wood in their new location? | The wood in their new location is damply rotten and full of insects that scurried. |
| What was the energy of those who worked on gathering wood like? | They worked with great energy and cheerfulness, though as time crept by there was a suggestion of panic in the energy and hysteria in the cheerfulness. |
| After gathering the wood, which three people did Piggy and Ralph notice were missing? | Maurice, Bill, and Roger. |
| How did Piggy, Sam, and Eric want to celebrate their smaller group? | They wanted to celebrate with a feast of ripe fruit. |
| What did Maurice and Robert do after Jack’s group killed the pig? | Maurice acted as the pig while Robert acted as the hunter. |
| What did Jack do with the head of the pig that his group killed? | Jack stuck the head of the pig on a spear as a sacrifice for the monster. |
| What problem did Piggy and Ralph have with the fire? | They do not have enough people to watch the fire, especially since Sam and Eric count as one. |
| What did Jack’s group do when they arrived at the site of Ralph’s group? | Jack and his hunters took their wood and invited them to a feast. |
| What does Simon find? | Simon finds the pig’s head on the stake in the middle of the clearing. |
| Why does Simon faint? | The head speaks to Simon in the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,”. Terrified and troubled by the apparition, Simon collapses in a faint. |
Lord of the Flies: Chapter 8
February 12, 2020