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Lord of the Flies Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
What is the significance of "The Sound of the Shell"? (chapter 1) Ans:
The conch shell represents democracy and unity
What is Ralph's attitude toward Piggy when he first meets him? (chapter
1) Ans: indifferent but superior
What is the significance of Piggy's plea to join the expedition? (chapter 1)
Ans: Piggy was unable to go because of his physical defects; shows the
differences in Ralph's and Jack's characters
Why is Ralph elected chief? (chapter 1) Ans: He is more athletic and
better looking than Jack. He had the conch, which made him a symbol of
authority
What is the "scar" that is repeatedly mentioned? (chapter 1) Ans: It's
the ditch the plane had dug out and the trail of trees. It represents man
destroying nature and the boys bringing destruction to the island.
Why is Jack unable to kill the pig? (chapter 1) Ans: The enormity of it.
It wasn't in his civilized nature.
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What do Piggy, Simon, and the littlun with the birthmark have in
common? (chapter 1) Ans: They are all "defective".
How is Jack presented to the reader? (chapter 1) Ans: Read-headed:
hot tempered, angry; Wearing black: ominous
Why did Golding use British schoolboys? (chapter 1) Ans: They are
supposed to be proper and from elite families. It emphasizes their
transition from civilized to savage.
How is Piggy revealed as most closely tied to the world of adults?
(chapter 1) Ans: He talks about his "auntie" and tells the boys to "Quit
acting like kids". This indicates he's around adults more often than kids,
possibly because he's been rejected.
How is Piggy indirectly responsible for the blowing of the conch? (chapter
1) Ans: He tells Ralph how to blow the conch shell. This suggests his
intelligence
What questions does the littlun with the birthmark raise? (chapter 2)
Ans: He asks them what they're going to do about the "beast".
How do Ralph and Jack answer the question about the beast? (chapter 2)
Ans: Ralph denies there is a beast (denies evil)/ Jack said if there was a
beast, his hunters could kill it.
What is the significance of the chapter's title "Fire on the mountain"?
(chapter 2) Ans: The boys' destruction of the island.
Lord of the Flies Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
What is the significance of "The Sound of the Shell"? (chapter 1) Ans:
The conch shell represents democracy and unity
What is Ralph's attitude toward Piggy when he first meets him? (chapter
1) Ans: indifferent but superior
What is the significance of Piggy's plea to join the expedition? (chapter 1)
Ans: Piggy was unable to go because of his physical defects; shows the
differences in Ralph's and Jack's characters
Why is Ralph elected chief? (chapter 1) Ans: He is more athletic and
better looking than Jack. He had the conch, which made him a symbol of
authority
What is the "scar" that is repeatedly mentioned? (chapter 1) Ans: It's
the ditch the plane had dug out and the trail of trees. It represents man
destroying nature and the boys bringing destruction to the island.
Why is Jack unable to kill the pig? (chapter 1) Ans: The enormity of it.
It wasn't in his civilized nature.
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What do Piggy, Simon, and the littlun with the birthmark have in
common? (chapter 1) Ans: They are all "defective".
How is Jack presented to the reader? (chapter 1) Ans: Read-headed:
hot tempered, angry; Wearing black: ominous
Why did Golding use British schoolboys? (chapter 1) Ans: They are
supposed to be proper and from elite families. It emphasizes their
transition from civilized to savage.
How is Piggy revealed as most closely tied to the world of adults?
(chapter 1) Ans: He talks about his "auntie" and tells the boys to "Quit
acting like kids". This indicates he's around adults more often than kids,
possibly because he's been rejected.
How is Piggy indirectly responsible for the blowing of the conch? (chapter
1) Ans: He tells Ralph how to blow the conch shell. This suggests his
intelligence
What questions does the littlun with the birthmark raise? (chapter 2)
Ans: He asks them what they're going to do about the "beast".
How do Ralph and Jack answer the question about the beast? (chapter 2)
Ans: Ralph denies there is a beast (denies evil)/ Jack said if there was a
beast, his hunters could kill it.
What is the significance of the chapter's title "Fire on the mountain"?
(chapter 2) Ans: The boys' destruction of the island.
