Lord of the Flies

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Excerpt

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

• Define the following vocabulary terms: clambering - lodgments - proffer - sidelong - motif - effulgence - incredulous - furtive - suffusion - contemptuously

• Describe Piggy, using examples from the text to support your answer.

• Describe Ralph, using examples from the text to support your answer.

• How do Piggy and Ralph feel about one another? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

• How does Piggy describe his illness(es)? Why do you think he feels this way?

• What types of family backgrounds do Piggy and Ralph have?

• Why do you think there aren’t any adults on the island with them?

• Explain the significance of the pilot’s mention of the atom bomb?

• Give examples of ways that Ralph takes on a leadership role in this chapter.

• Why are the boys so interested in the conch shell?

• Give a general description of the group of boys that forms after Ralph blows the conch.

• Why do you think the choir group marches like they do? What sets them apart from the rest of the boys?

• Why does Jack change his name to Merridew?

• Why do the boys choose Ralph to be their leader? Who else might have made a good choice, and why?

• What does Ralph do to make Jack feel better about losing the vote?

• Why didn’t the other boys let Piggy come along on the exploration trip around the island?

• When the boys get to the top of the mountain, what do they discover about their surroundings?

• What do the boys plan to do for food? What happens when they actually encounter a food source?

• Why is Jack not capable of killing the pig?

• Make a prediction: what will happen to the boys? Will they ever get off the island? Why or why not?

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This is a series of review questions for Lord of the Flies, chapter 1.