| (1) How did the boys arrive on the island? | A plane crashed in bad weather. |
| (1) How did Ralph call the first meeting? | with a conch shell |
| (1) What are the names of the twins? | Sam and Eric Samneric |
| (1) What does Ralph’s dad do? | He is a Naval Commander. |
| (1) What nationality are the boys? | British |
| (1) The island was roughly _____________ shaped. | boat |
| (1) What is the “scar”? | A gash in the jungle where the plane crashed. |
| (1) For whom did Piggy vote as chief? | Ralph |
| (1) Who went to make sure the island was really an island?a.b.c. | Ralph, Simon, Jack |
| (1) Who is your favorite character so far? (opinion) | Characters: Ralph- fair haired boy/chiefJack- red hair, blue eyes, meanPiggy- smart wears glassesSimon- FaintsSam & Eric – twins |
| (1) Literary terms introduced | plot, characters, symbols, theme |
| (2) Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch? | Ralph |
| (2) Who saw the beast/beastie/snake-like thing? | Boy with the birthmark on his face. |
| (2) Who says, again and again that there isn’t a beast? | Ralph, so as not to fear and keep the litteuns feeling secure |
| (2) On page 37, Ralph make a two-fold “mission statement”. What are the two parts? | 1 We are going to be rescued2 We are going to have fun. |
| (2) Why do they need a fire? | As a signal fire at the top of the mountain |
| (2) What did the boys use to start the fire? | Dry wood, Piggy’s glasses |
| (2) Who is the first boy to die? | Boy with the birthmark |
| (2) who said it? (remember to indicate page numbers)”How do you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper?” | Piggy page 46 |
| (2) who said it? (remember to indicate page numbers)”I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!” | Ralph page 46 |
| (2) who said it? (remember to indicate page numbers)”We’ll have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ’em” | Jack |
| (3) What is Jack doing as the chapter opens (be specific) | Hunting- looking for signs of pigs |
| (3) Ralph and ______________ are building huts. | Simon. Not very sucessfully. They have no help because the littleuns keep going off to play. |
| (3) Why can’t Jack get the pig to stay on his spear? | He doesn’t have a sharp barb. |
| (3) All the hunter but Jack have gone where? | To play in the water/lagoon |
| (3) Who helps the littleuns get fruit? | Simon |
| (3) At the end of the chapter, where does Simon go? | To a hiding place- a clearing surrounded by candlebuds. |
| (3) Who Said It? (indicate page number)”We want meat!” | Jack pg 51 |
| (3) Who Said It? (indicate page number)”I was talking about smoke! Don’t you want to be rescued? All you talk about it pig, pig, pig!” | Ralph pg 54 |
| (3) Who Said It? (indicate page number)”I thought I might kill” | Jack pg 51 |
| (5) What is “Taken short”? | Having to use the bathroom uncontrollably |
| (5) What does Ralph think they ought to do before they let the fire go out? | “We out to –die before we let the fire out” pg 81 |
| (5) Who scared the littlun by walking around in the jungle at night? | Simon- Simon was going around the jungle/going to his little private place. |
| (5) Who are the two littluns who hold the conch and speak about the beast at the assembly? | Phil pg 84 Percival Wemys Madison pg 86 |
| (5) Who said it? “The thing is, we need an assembly”—to establish law and order again | Ralph |
| (5) Who said it? “Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!” | Jack– getting mad at the littluns |
| (5) Who said it? “Life … is scientific, that’s what it is.” | Piggy |
| (5) Who said it? “What I mean is… maybe it’s only us.” — in reference to the beast | Simon |
| (5) Who said it? “What are we? Humans? Or animals? or savages?” | Piggy |
| (5) Bonus: How did Piggy’s specs get broken (71)? | Jack hit Piggy in the stomach and the glasses fell off |
| (6-7) What was the “sign that came down from the world of the grown-ups”? | A parachutist who ejected from his plane. There was dog fighting, his plane was hit and he was killed. |
| (6-7) Who saw the “beast” on top of the mountain? | Same and Eric –The parachutist rose and fell when the wind blew into the parachute |
| (6-7) What did the boys want to do instead of going to the other side of the island to check the fire? | Stay down on the beach by the shelters |
| (6-7) Who said it? “I don’t believe in the beast” | Simon pg 105 |
| (6-7) Who said it “we want smoke. and you go wasting your time. You roll rocks” | Ralph pg 108 |
| (6-7) Who hit the boar with his spear? | Ralph pg 113 |
| (6-7) Who got hurt playing the role of the pig? | Ralph pg 113 |
| (6-7)Who went through the forest alone to tell Piggy that the group hunting the beast wouldn’t be back until after dark? | Simon pg 117 |
| (6-7)Who climbed the mountain to look for the beast? | Jack, Ralph, Roger (pg 123)…. Roger Joining in beast=evilThey saw the “beast” on top of the mountain. It’s actually the parachutist. They think it looks like an ape. They run away. |
| (8) Chapter 8 Teacher’s note | Beginning of chapter they describe the beast- teeth- really the dead/decaying parachutist |
| (8) Who called the fist assembly? | Jack p 125 |
| (8) During the assembly, how many voted that Ralph shouldn’t be chief? | no on- there was silence pg 127 |
| (8) On page 140 the hunter get a new name. What is it? | Savages– They are now a tribe |
| (8) The group of boys looked at it with affectionate respect. What was it? | Conch |
| (8) Who said it? “I’m not going to play any longer.. Not with you.” | Jack- when he wasn’t voted chief |
| (8) Who said it? “I think we ought to climb the mountain.” | Simon- to prove there really is not a beast |
| (8) Who said it?”We’ll hunt and I’m going to be chief” | Jack |
| (8) Who said it? “The head is for the beast, it’s a gift.” | Jack |
| (8) Who said it? “I’d like to put on war-paint and be a savage. But we must keep the fire burning.” | Ralph |
| (8) Who said it? “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill.” | The Lord of the Flies (pig’s head on stick) |
| (8) Who said it? “You knew didn’t you? I’m part of you.” | The Lord of the Flies/Simon’s subconscious |
| (8) Page 132 | pay attention to where Simon goes and what happens there. |
| (8) pg 134-135 | Most wicked evil yet– the way they kill the mother pig. |
| (9)What was the “cannon” (signaling war) that “continued to play” throughout chapter 9? | The Thunder- the weather is turning bad. a symbol for the darkness on the island. |
| (9) Who sat, like an idol, painted and garlanded, in the center of the lawn? | Jack– like a tribal chief. |
| (9) During the party, evening had come, not with calm beauty, but the the _____________ ______ ______________. | threat of violence pg 150 lightening and thunder |
| (9) At the party, who acted like the pig? | Roger pg 151 |
| (9) What happened to the parachutist? | pg 153 The wind caught it, bumped it down the mountain and washed it out to sea. |
| (9) Who was killed because the boys thought he was the beast? | pg 152-153 Simon |
| (9) What happened to the body on the beach? | Simon’s body also washed out to sea |
| (9) Who said it? “Do our dance! Come on! Dance!” | Jack pg 151 |
| (9) Who said it? “Let them go. I don’t care” | Ralph pg 148 |
| (9) Who said it? “P’haps we ought to go too… I mean to make sure nothing happens.” | Piggy to Ralph |
| (9) Teacher note | In the chapter, the weather symbolizes and foreshadows the tragedy of Simon. |
| (10) What were Sam ‘n Eric doing in the beginning of the chapter? | Collecting wood |
| (10) On page 157, what is Ralph frightened of ? | of themeselves– “I’m frightened. Of us.” |
| (10) Who went with Jack to take fire from the others? | MauriceRoger- he is getting more and more involved in bad things |
| (10) Before they were attacked, what did Ralph “desperately pray”? | pg 165 That they would get home/be rescued and get out of this |
| (10) Who was Ralph fight in the dark? | Eric |
| (10) What did Jack take from the others? | Piggy’s glasses |
| (10) Who said it? “That was murder” | Ralph to Piggy about Simon pg 156 |
| (10) Who said it? “We don’t want another night without fire.” | Ralph pg 162 to Piggy, Sam and Eric |
| (10) Who said it? “I thought they wanted the conch.” | Ralph to Piggy (they took his glasses. Piggy is now blind.) |
| (10) What do Ralph and Piggy say about their involvement in Simon’s death? | It wasn’t their fault– they were on the outside of the circle. They had also left early. So they didn’t really see anything |
| (11) Who “protested out of the heart of civilization” | Sam and Eric pg 178 They protested because Jack was capturing them wanted to tie them up. The twin were begging not to be because it was uncivilized. |
| (11) Who Killed Piggy? | Roger |
| (11) How did Piggy die? | Roger set a rock to fall on Piggy. He was smashed and fell 40 ft and was drawn out to sea. |
| (11) Who said it? “After all we aren’t savages really, and being rescued isn’t a game.” | Ralph p170 trying to form his thoughts after they were attacked by Jack. |
| (11) Who said it? “Well, we won’t be painted, because we are savages.” | Ralph p172 Before they go to try and get Piggy’s glasses back. |
| (11) Who said it? “You’re a beast and a swine nd a bloody, bloody thief!” | Ralph to Jack p 179 Right after Jack captured the twins. |
| (11) “See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that!” There isn’t a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone.” | Jack to Ralph– right after the rock killed Piggy and smashed the conch. |
| (11) Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?” | Ralph to Jack and all of the “savages” (littluns) Right before Piggy was killed. |
| (12) Who was the “savage whose image refused to blend with that ancient picture of a boy in shorts and shirt?” | Bill (p183) Bill was one of Jack’s henchmen |
| (12) Why would “bathing (Ralph’s) injuries have to wait?” | He needed to find somewhere safe to hide- the stream and ocean are too wide open |
| (12) What did Ralph do to the “Lord of the flies”? | He hit the skull with a stick |
| (12) Who had the “memory of a new and shameful loyalty.” | Sam n Eric p187 They were ashamed that they had to be loyal to Jack |
| (12) Who sharpened a stick on both ends intending to use it on Ralph? | Roger p 190 Think back to Lord of the Flies (the pig) |
| (12) How did they try to get Ralph out of the thicket? | Fire and rocks– also lines of people moving throughout |
| (12) Ralph had 3 different strategies for ‘escaping’ the hunters. What were they? | Climb a treeCharge the line/break throughhide so well that the hunters went past him |
| (12) Who said it? “Nobody killed, I hope? Any dead bodies?” | The navel officer to Ralph |
| “They are going to hunt you tomorrow.” | Sam n Eric |
Lord of the Flies chapter questions
February 8, 2020