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Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-12 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Ralph Ans: Handsome, Athletic, Natural leader, Fair boy, Chief of island,
Piggy Ans: Very intelligent, Physically less than perfect fat boy, A
reader and thinker rather than a boy of action, Fat boy, Glasses, Asthma
Simon Ans: Poetic, Sensitive, Loner, Rather mysterious boy, The boy
who fainted
Jack Ans: Choir leader, "Ugly without silliness", Leader of the hunters
Sam & Eric Ans: Identical twin as if later known as Samneric, They
were one
Maurice Ans: Choir boy as big Jack, Always Smiling "Grinning all the
time"
Roger Ans: Secretive, "Slight, furtive boy" who later shows a natural
tendency towards cruelty, The dark boy
"The littluns" Ans: Name given to the numerous little children of the
group
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How did the boys happen to come to the island? Ans: These school
boys have been ejected from a flaming airplane. It appears no adults
have survived the crash.
What do the boys have that is symbols of authority in the society they
form? Ans: The conch shell is the symbol of authority. It shows who is
boss and who has the right to speak.
What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle
buds? Ans: Jack's method of dealing with the world seems to be violent.
Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet, and what
does he promise will happen next time he meets a pig? Ans: It is hard
for Jack to kill living things because he was showing his mercy. Jack did
not kill the pig because he did not want to. But next time Jack will kill the
pig and is going to show no mercy.
Who are the hunters, and what is their job? Ans: The choir boys have
become hunters. Their job is to get food.
What does a little 'um think he has seen in the forest? Ans: He thinks
he has seen a "Snake-thing" which he later calls "Bestie."
How and why do the boys make fire? Ans: The boys make a fire to act
as a signal for their reuse. They use Piggy's glasses as burning glass to
start the fire with the sun's rays.
Why does the boys' plan for rescue fail? Ans: The boys did not have a
well-thought-out plan. They used too much wood for a small, controllable
fire, and they never thought of a way to control the fire to keep it from
Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-12 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Ralph Ans: Handsome, Athletic, Natural leader, Fair boy, Chief of island,
Piggy Ans: Very intelligent, Physically less than perfect fat boy, A
reader and thinker rather than a boy of action, Fat boy, Glasses, Asthma
Simon Ans: Poetic, Sensitive, Loner, Rather mysterious boy, The boy
who fainted
Jack Ans: Choir leader, "Ugly without silliness", Leader of the hunters
Sam & Eric Ans: Identical twin as if later known as Samneric, They
were one
Maurice Ans: Choir boy as big Jack, Always Smiling "Grinning all the
time"
Roger Ans: Secretive, "Slight, furtive boy" who later shows a natural
tendency towards cruelty, The dark boy
"The littluns" Ans: Name given to the numerous little children of the
group
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How did the boys happen to come to the island? Ans: These school
boys have been ejected from a flaming airplane. It appears no adults
have survived the crash.
What do the boys have that is symbols of authority in the society they
form? Ans: The conch shell is the symbol of authority. It shows who is
boss and who has the right to speak.
What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle
buds? Ans: Jack's method of dealing with the world seems to be violent.
Why does Jack hesitate when he lifts his knife to kill the piglet, and what
does he promise will happen next time he meets a pig? Ans: It is hard
for Jack to kill living things because he was showing his mercy. Jack did
not kill the pig because he did not want to. But next time Jack will kill the
pig and is going to show no mercy.
Who are the hunters, and what is their job? Ans: The choir boys have
become hunters. Their job is to get food.
What does a little 'um think he has seen in the forest? Ans: He thinks
he has seen a "Snake-thing" which he later calls "Bestie."
How and why do the boys make fire? Ans: The boys make a fire to act
as a signal for their reuse. They use Piggy's glasses as burning glass to
start the fire with the sun's rays.
Why does the boys' plan for rescue fail? Ans: The boys did not have a
well-thought-out plan. They used too much wood for a small, controllable
fire, and they never thought of a way to control the fire to keep it from
