Lord of the Flies Whole Book review
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who is the author of the novel? - Correct Answer- William Golding
What is the nationality of the author and characters? - Correct Answer- British
What is the name of the first character presented in the novel? - Correct Answer- Ralph
What color is Ralph's hair? - Correct Answer- Blonde
What does the author call the hole that the plane crash has made in the jungle? - Correct
Answer- The scar
What is the name of the boy Ralph first meets? - Correct Answer- Piggy
What is a basic description of Piggy's physical features? - Correct Answer- Short, fat, glasses,
asthma
How did the boys arrive on the island? - Correct Answer- Plane crash
How does Ralph respond to the discovery that there are no adults on the island? - Correct
Answer- He stands on his head
What condition does Piggy suffer from? - Correct Answer- Asthma and myopia
How old is Ralph? - Correct Answer- 12
What is the first thing Ralph does on the island? - Correct Answer- Takes his clothes off
,What is Ralph's fathers occupation? - Correct Answer- Commander in the Navy
What does Piggy reveal happened in the war while their plane was going down? - Correct
Answer- there was a nuclear attack on England
Who did Piggy live with before boarding school? - Correct Answer- His aunt
What do two of the boys find on the beach that later becomes very important in the group
meetings? - Correct Answer- A conch shell
What is Piggy's idea involving the conch? - Correct Answer- Blow it like a trumpet
What are the names of the two identical twin boys on the island? - Correct Answer- Sam and
Eric
What type of clothing is the choir originally wearing? - Correct Answer- Togs or long black
cloacks
Who is the leader of the choir that questions who blew the trumpet? - Correct Answer- Jack
Merridew
What does Jack physically look like? - Correct Answer- Ugly with red hair
What happens to one of the boys in the choir while they are standing at attention in the heat?
- Correct Answer- He faints; a seizure
What is that boys name? - Correct Answer- Simon
How does Ralph betray Piggy at the first assembly? - Correct Answer- He tells everyone his
name (Piggy)
What are the three reasons Jack gives for why he should be chief? - Correct Answer- 1-He's
the head boy
, 2-He's the chief chorister
3-He can sing a C sharp
How do the boys decide who will be chief? - Correct Answer- They vote, and Ralph is
holding the conch
What does Jack decide is the new occupation for his choir boys? - Correct Answer- Hunters
Which three boys go out to explore the island? - Correct Answer- Ralph, Jack, and Simon
What's Piggys job while the other three boys are gone? - Correct Answer- Take names of the
littluns
What task do the boys accomplish as they climb the mountain? - Correct Answer- Push a rock
off the ledge
What remark does Ralph make when they reach the top of the mountain? - Correct Answer-
"This island belongs to us"
What does Simon compare the flowers to as the boys travel through the jungle? - Correct
Answer- Candles
As they explore, what do the boys find "caught in a curtain of creepers"? - Correct Answer- A
pig
What reason does Jack have for not killing the pig? - Correct Answer- he couldn't find a spot
to stab it
What do the boys decide is the best way to keep order at the meetings? - Correct Answer-
Only talk if you have the conch
What is distinct about the appearance of the young boy who claims to have seen the beastie? -
Correct Answer- he has a birthmark on his face
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who is the author of the novel? - Correct Answer- William Golding
What is the nationality of the author and characters? - Correct Answer- British
What is the name of the first character presented in the novel? - Correct Answer- Ralph
What color is Ralph's hair? - Correct Answer- Blonde
What does the author call the hole that the plane crash has made in the jungle? - Correct
Answer- The scar
What is the name of the boy Ralph first meets? - Correct Answer- Piggy
What is a basic description of Piggy's physical features? - Correct Answer- Short, fat, glasses,
asthma
How did the boys arrive on the island? - Correct Answer- Plane crash
How does Ralph respond to the discovery that there are no adults on the island? - Correct
Answer- He stands on his head
What condition does Piggy suffer from? - Correct Answer- Asthma and myopia
How old is Ralph? - Correct Answer- 12
What is the first thing Ralph does on the island? - Correct Answer- Takes his clothes off
,What is Ralph's fathers occupation? - Correct Answer- Commander in the Navy
What does Piggy reveal happened in the war while their plane was going down? - Correct
Answer- there was a nuclear attack on England
Who did Piggy live with before boarding school? - Correct Answer- His aunt
What do two of the boys find on the beach that later becomes very important in the group
meetings? - Correct Answer- A conch shell
What is Piggy's idea involving the conch? - Correct Answer- Blow it like a trumpet
What are the names of the two identical twin boys on the island? - Correct Answer- Sam and
Eric
What type of clothing is the choir originally wearing? - Correct Answer- Togs or long black
cloacks
Who is the leader of the choir that questions who blew the trumpet? - Correct Answer- Jack
Merridew
What does Jack physically look like? - Correct Answer- Ugly with red hair
What happens to one of the boys in the choir while they are standing at attention in the heat?
- Correct Answer- He faints; a seizure
What is that boys name? - Correct Answer- Simon
How does Ralph betray Piggy at the first assembly? - Correct Answer- He tells everyone his
name (Piggy)
What are the three reasons Jack gives for why he should be chief? - Correct Answer- 1-He's
the head boy
, 2-He's the chief chorister
3-He can sing a C sharp
How do the boys decide who will be chief? - Correct Answer- They vote, and Ralph is
holding the conch
What does Jack decide is the new occupation for his choir boys? - Correct Answer- Hunters
Which three boys go out to explore the island? - Correct Answer- Ralph, Jack, and Simon
What's Piggys job while the other three boys are gone? - Correct Answer- Take names of the
littluns
What task do the boys accomplish as they climb the mountain? - Correct Answer- Push a rock
off the ledge
What remark does Ralph make when they reach the top of the mountain? - Correct Answer-
"This island belongs to us"
What does Simon compare the flowers to as the boys travel through the jungle? - Correct
Answer- Candles
As they explore, what do the boys find "caught in a curtain of creepers"? - Correct Answer- A
pig
What reason does Jack have for not killing the pig? - Correct Answer- he couldn't find a spot
to stab it
What do the boys decide is the best way to keep order at the meetings? - Correct Answer-
Only talk if you have the conch
What is distinct about the appearance of the young boy who claims to have seen the beastie? -
Correct Answer- he has a birthmark on his face
