English 4 Lord Flies Exam Questions

Front 1

T or F

The boys' plane ran out of fuel and crash-landed on the beach.

Back 1

False. We are never told how it crashed.

Front 2

T or F

Ralph's only opponent for the position of chief was Jack.

Back 2

True

Front 3

T or F

The first fire they built was a small cooking fire.

Back 3

False. A signal fire on mountain was built first

Front 4

T or F

The littluns were afraid of a beastie.

Back 4

True

Front 5

T or F

The boys could speak out at meetings only in order of their age.

Back 5

False. Only if holding the conch shell

Front 6

T or F

Ralph became upset because most of the boys didn't help build all the shelters.

Back 6

True

Front 7

T or F

Jack first painted his face because he thought it would camouflage him while he hunted.

Back 7

True

Front 8

T or F

Some of the boys became ill after eating too much roast pig.

Back 8

False. Unripe fruit made them sick.

Front 9

T or F

The signal fire went out because the boys watching the fire were swimming.

Back 9

False. They were with Jack hunting.

Front 10

T or F

Jack is responsible for breaking one of the lenses of Piggy's glasses.

Back 10

True

Front 11

T or F

Simon suggested that the only beast on the island was themselves.

Back 11

True

Front 12

T or F

Every time there is a vote for chief, only the hunters vote for Jack.

Back 12

False. Nobody votes for Jack

Front 13

T or F

Maurice and Roger were the first to see the body of the dead parachutist.

Back 13

False. SamnEric

Front 14

T or F

When they found Castle Rock, Jack was the first to explore the area.

Back 14

False. Ralph went first

Front 15

T or F

Ralph felt disgusted after he had thrown his spear at the charging boar.

Back 15

False. He felt excited.

Front 16

T or F

Jack told Ralph and Roger that when he was on the mountaintop, he saw a thing that bulged, and he heard a plopping noise.

Back 16

True

Front 17

T or F

Jack left the group because he was embarrassed that no one voted for him to be chief.

Back 17

True

Front 18

T or F

After finding "the beast" near the signal fire, the boys moved the fire to Castle Rock.

Back 18

False. They moved it to the beach

Front 19

T or F

Simon witnessed the beheading of the dead sow from the cave where he was hiding.

Back 19

False.

Front 20

T or F

The beast is the Lord of the Flies.

Back 20

False. The dead parachutist is.

Front 21

T or F

When Simon discovered the body of the dead parachutist, he vomited and fainted.

Back 21

True

Front 22

T or F

During the dance and chant, the boys dragged Simon from the forest and killed him.

Back 22

False. Piggy

Front 23

T or F

Jack and some of the savages came to the shelters on the beach and stole the conch.

Back 23

False. They stole Piggy's glasses.

Front 24

T or F

Ralph, Piggy, and the twins went to Jack to ask for Piggy's glasses.

Back 24

True

Front 25

T or F

When Piggy tried to reason with Jack, he struck Piggy with his spear and killed him.

Back 25

False.

Front 26

T or F

After Piggy was killed, Ralph hid in the thicket near Castle Rock.

Back 26

True

Front 27

T or F

Jack and his savages tried to kill Ralph by intentionally setting the forest on fire.

Back 27

False. The tried to set the thicket on fire.

Front 28

T or F

When the naval officer asked who the boss was, Jack acknowledged his position as chief.

Back 28

False. Ralph did

Front 29

The only two characters whose thoughts Golding reveals are?

Back 29

Ralph and Simon

Front 30

The shattering of the conch symbolizes the end of?

Back 30

Civilized behavior

Front 31

Golding's central theme in the novel is that?

Back 31

humans have a dar, beast-like nature

Front 32

One of the ironies of the novel is that at the beginning Jack says they aren't what?

Back 32

savages

Front 33

Golding uses Roger symbolically to represent what?

Back 33

sadism and cruelty

Front 34

Golding specifically sets the story on the island to

Back 34

aid in plot development

Front 35

The name "Lord of the Flies" is a reference to what?

Back 35

Beelzebub

Front 36

Clithing symbolically represents what?

Back 36

civilization

Front 37

From the beginning of the story until his death, Simon can be characterized as what?

Back 37

a loner

Front 38

The protagonist of the novel is who?

Back 38

Ralph

Front 39

The major antagonist of the novel is who?

Back 39

Jack

Front 40

Simon's talk with the Lord of the Flies symbolizes what?

Back 40

A man's inability to conquer the devil

Front 41

The conflict Ralph feels about giving up his position as chief is what?

Back 41

internal conflict

Front 42

The boys hunting Ralph is an example of what?

Back 42

external conflict

Front 43

The painted faces symbolically represents what?

Back 43

survival of the fittest

Front 44

when the savages are hunting Ralph, he considers what three plans of escape?

Back 44

hiding in a tree, charging them, hiding