Lord of the Flies exam questions fully solved

What was the scar where the plane crashed on the island How old is Ralph 12 What prevents Piggy from running or swimming overweight, asthma, poor eyesight What does Ralph find that Piggy thinks is valuable conch shell What does Piggy suggest be done with the conch shell They should use it to call for the other boys Why is Ralph elected chief everyone voted for him because he has the conch shell What does Ralph do for Jack to maintain the peace Tells him he can control his choir and lets them be hunters What excuse does Jack give for not killing the pig He said he didn't know where to stab him What do Piggy and Simon have in common They are both outcasts, awkward, and do what others tell them to do How is Piggy revealed as closely tied to the adult world His glasses, doesn't goof around, wants to make a plan and get down to buisnes What does the small boy with the mulberry birthmark tell the assembly There is a beastie How does Ralph calm the boy who says there is a beast He assures him that it was only a dream and that there are no snakes or other creatures on the island What does Ralph plan to do to get the boys rescued He plans to make a fire on the mountain Why do the boys need piggy's specs To start the fire How has Jack's appearance changed since last summer Hair lighter, horrible sun burn, wild eyes What is Jack doing in the woods trying to hunt What does Ralph do while Jack is hunting in the woods Working with Simon to build shelters What reasons does Ralph give for needing the shelters They will need them if it rains Who first suggests they might not be on a good island Simon Where does Simon go when he leaves the boys He goes into the forest and hides in the undergrowth What gives littlun Henry so much pleasure as he pokes the stick at the small forms of life in the pool He likes having control over them What is the parallelism of Henry playing with the creatures in the pool Ralph and Jack are trying to have control over the boys and Jack over the pigs, Henry tries to control the small creatures What keeps Roger from actually hitting Henry with the stones he throws at the smaller boys The invisible protection from society, parents, school and police that keep him safe What reason does Jack give for applying the colored clay to his face He says that the animals don't smell him they see him, so he camouflages himself Why couldn't the boys signal the ship that Ralph saw on the horizon Jack let the fire go out Where were Jack and his choir when Ralph spotted the smoke from the ship They were hunting Why does Jack attack Piggy and what is the result of the attack He hist him because he gets annoyed and mad at Piggy for chastising him, he keeps fighting because other boys are cheering him on. The result is that Piggy's glasses break . What is Jack's reaction when Simon gives Piggy his meat He gets really mad and throws meat at him Why does Ralph choose and easy path of firm ground to the platform to call an assembly He needed to think and that was the only place he could move his feet without having to watch them What is Ralph discovering that he dislikes about the way he is living He hates feeling dirty, constantly moving hair out of his face and sleeping on dried leaves How does Piggy show disapproval as Ralph's assembly is called He stands outside the assembly What four complaints does Ralph bring up at the hastily called assembly He says that people need to work harder and build shelters, they need to use the proper area for the bathroom, they need to keep the fire going and have that be the only fire, and they need to have water brought back so they don't have to drink out of the river What does Littlun Percival Wemys Madison reveal to the assembly That the beast comes out of the sea Littlun Phil reports he saw something in the jungle. What was it? Something big and scary moving in the trees- it was actually Simon What rationale does Piggy give fore not believing in ghosts He says that if there were ghosts nothing would make sense and that houses streets and tvs wouldn't work What is the paradox of the boy's attitude toward the beast That the boys actually are the beast. They say the beast isn't real but they hunt it anyway Why does Piggy dissuade Ralph from giving up his position as chief Because Piggy thinks that if Jack becomes chief he would hurt him What falls to the island A dead parachutist Who discovers the parachutist and thinks it's the beast Sam and Eric What has happened above that makes the parachutist fall to the island Air fighting, his plane probably got shot/ exploded What is the dramatic irony surrounding the parachutist The boys think it's the beast but it isn't Why do Ralph and Jack both insist on going after the beast They say that they need to kill it so they aren't trapped where they are on the beach Why does Jack say they don't need the conch any longer Because some people should know to stay quite during meetings What does Ralph long for Rescue and to be clean What distracts the boys from searching for the beast The found a new place to explore and they hunt pigs What does Ralph daydream about His old home When the boar charges what does Ralph do He throws the spear and hits him in the snout