Lord of the Flies
test prep
•How does Ralph gatherthe boys together on theisland?
•He blows a conch.
•What or whom do thelittluns fear most?
•the beastie
•Why is Ralph angry thatthe fire goes out?
•Rescue ships won’t seethem.
•What or who does thebeastie turn out to be?
•a dead parachutist or theboys themselves
•What do Jack and hisboys offer to the beastieas a gift?
•a pig’s head
•Why do the boys killSimon?
•They think he is thebeast.
•How does Piggy lose hisglasses?
•Jack’s boys take themfrom him.
•Why do Samneric endup in Jack’s camp?
•They are taken captiveby Jack’s boys.
•How does Piggy die?
•Roger kills him with arock.
•How are the boys finallyrescued from the island?
•A ship arrives afterseeing fire on the island.
•Which literary elementis employed when Ralphgoes hunting for thebeast in the dark?
•suspense
•What does Simon looklike?
•“He was a skinny, vividlittle boy, with a glancecoming up from under ahut of straight hair thathung down, black andcourse.”
•Which literary elementis represented by Piggy’sglasses, which stand forhis ability to understandsituations clearly?
•symbol
•Which literary elementis reflected in Ralph’spower struggle withJack?
•external conflict
•Which literary element is reflected inthe following quotation?
•“Here, on the other side of the island,the view was utterly different. Thefilmy enchantments of mirage couldnot endure the cold ocean water andthe horizon was hard, clipped blue.”
•setting
•Which literary elementis employed whenSimon is killed whilereturning with the newsthat there is no realbeast?
•irony
•Trace the power struggle thatexists between Ralph and Jack.Who has more power in thebeginning of the novel, and why?How does the balance of powershift as the story unfolds? What isthe reason for the shift in power?What is the result?
•Discuss the symbols that can befound in the novel. What largerideas are represented by theconch, the fire, the beast, the sea,Jack’s mask, Piggy’s glasses, thebutterflies, and the tide? Whatother items in the novel do youfind that also represent ideasgreater than themselves?
•Identify a theme from the novel.What messages or insights aboutlife does Golding suggestregarding issues such as vision,power, the need for social order,the fear of the unknown, the lossof identity, and the loss ofinnocence? What incidents in thenovel help suggest themes?