Lord of the Flies Study Guide
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1. Whose
responsibility is it to maintain the first signal fire?
2. How does the first boy disappear?
3. Who is the first boy to disappear?
4. Who sees the dead parachutist first?
5. Which character speaks to the Lord
of the Flies?
6. What lures the navy ship to the
island?
7. Whom does Jack strike shortly after
his first kill?
8. When Piggy is killed, what else is
destroyed?
9. What is Ralph’s first act upon being
elected leader?
10. What object
does Ralph clutch when he talks about Simon’s murder?
11. Who is the
only boy to kill someone on the island by himself?
12. What does
Jack suggest the boys use as the “pig” in their dance-like reenactment of the
hunt?
13. Which boy
treats the littluns with the most kindness?
14. Which boy
would rather hunt than build huts?
15. Where is
Jack’s tribe headquarters?
16. What tool or
tools do the boys use to make fire?
17. What is the
boys’ home country?
18. Who kills
Piggy?
19. Who tells Jack where Ralph is
hiding in Chapter 12?
20. Which boy
does not dance at Jack’s first feast?
21. Describe the
way Jack and his band of choirboys looked as they came toward the group of
boys. List at least three attributes.
22. Compare and contrast Ralph and Simon. Both seem to be “good” characters. Is there a difference in their goodness?
23. What role do
the littluns play in the novel? What might they represent?
24.. How does Jack’s attack on Piggy
and the breaking of one of the lenses in his spectacles symbolize the
degeneration of the group?
25. How does Jack’s painted face change
his personality? What does it symbolize?
26. Do you think SamnEric were right or
wrong in giving Ralph’s hiding place away? What would you have done?
27.There are many symbols in this book. Name at least three symbols
and describe their meaning and how they are used in the book. Please use
specific references from the book.
28.Ralph and Piggy were there the night Simon was killed.
Were they guilty or not guilty of Simon’s death?
29.Who was your
favorite character in the book? Why was he your favorite? How was this character
changed because of his experiences on the island?
