| Who are the first two characters to appear? | Ralph and Piggy |
| What do the boys indicate is happening in the rest of the world? | Atomic war |
| What is the boys’ home country? | England |
| What do they use the conch for? | As law and order/ a trumpet/ the right to speak. |
| Who is elected leader? Why? | Ralph because he is smart, attractive, and strong. |
| What are the first rules made in the group regarding the conch? | Only person with conch can speak, & if rule is broken they will be punished. |
| Why didn’t the fire work the first time? | They made it huge and it burned out. |
| Who had the responsibility to tend the fire? | The hunters |
| Why is Ralph concerned for the little ones? | They are having nightmare/they are fearful |
| What are the littleuns fearful of? | A snake-like beastie |
| Where do they think the beastie comes from? | The sea |
| What is Simon’s theory about the beast? | He thinks it’s the bad within the group. |
| What do the littleuns do all day? At night? | Play in the sand. Whimper and cry. |
| Who knocks over the sandcastles? | Roger and Maurice. |
| Why does Roger stop throwing stones at Henry? | He still has some civilization left in him. |
| How do hunters prepare for the hunt? | They wear camouflage by painting their faces. |
| Why didn’t the passing ship see the fire? | Because the hunters and Jack let the fire go out while they were hunting. |
| How do the hunters react to Ralph’s tongue lashing? | Jack breaks Piggy’s glasses and doesn’t give him food. |
| Why does Ralph have a meeting? | Because people aren’t following rules. |
| What opens Ralph’s eyes about Piggy in Chapters 5-6? | He sees the intelligence in Piggy. |
| Who convinces Ralph not to give up his role as leader? | Simon and Piggy |
| What sign comes down from the grown up world? | A parachuter is on the island. He may be dead. |
| Why does Ralph search the island for the beast? | To prove that it isn’t real. |
| What are they seeing when they think they see the beast? | The injured/dead parachuter. |
| What happens during the later hunt with Ralph and the boar? | They see a boar, and Ralph hits it with a spear, but misses and it runs off. |
| What game do they play after the hunt? How does it make Ralph feel? | They reenact the hunt and have Robert pretend to be the boar, which actually hurts him and brings out violent feelings in Ralph. |
| What does Ralph ask Jack about himself and how does Jack reply? | Ralph asks Jack why he hates him, and Jack just ignores it. |
| How does Jack, Roger and Ralph react to the beast? | They are terrified and they run away. |
| What is the confrontation between Ralph and Jack? | Ralph and Jack fight for the spot to be leader. |
| What happens after Jack runs away? | The choir boys join him. |
| What do they offer to the beast after killing the sow? | It’s head on a stick |
| Who witnesses the killing of the sow besides the hunters? | Simon |
| Why does Simon call the head “The Lord of the Flies”? | Because it is “talking to him” and is covered in flies. |
| Which character is the 12 year old leader? | Ralph |
| Which character is the hunter? | Jack |
| Which character is smart, has glasses, overweight, comes up with a sundial, and is annoying? | Piggy |
| Which character is evil, but still civilized? | Roger |
| Which two characters are twins that tend to fire? | Sam and Eric. |
| Which character is the christ like figure? | Simon |
| Which symbol is where the plan crashed and destroyed land? | scar |
| Which symbol is the fire starter? | glasses |
| Which symbol is rescue and safety? | fire |
| What is one of the book’s themes? | Evil lives in the hearts of all men. |
| impossible to understand; mystifying | inscrutable |
| A sudden brief raid | incursion |
| remorse or sorrow for having done wrong | contrite |
| loud and confused; noisy | clamorously |
| Active hostility or hatred | antagonism |
| that cannot be felt by physically touching | impalpable |
| part of a stem from which leaves grow; bump or lump | node |
| acting sneaky; acting like you want to be hidden from sight | furtive |
| bright and showy but lacking in good taste | gaudy |
| the protective leaf-like parts of a flower, usually green | sepals |
lord of the flies chapters 1-8
February 11, 2020