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Chapter 1 and 2
By Heather Young-Stafford
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Question 1
1.
This character is the choir leader, "silly without ugliness"
Eric
Sam
Ralph
Jack
Question 2
2.
This character is handsome, athletic, natural leader
Ralph
Sam
Jack
Eric
Question 3
3.
This character is "grinning all the time," choir boy
Ralph
Maurice
Eric
Roger
Question 4
4.
This character is intelligent, not very active
Maurice
Eric
Roger
Piggy
Question 5
5.
These characters are numerous small children of the group.
Choir
Littluns
Hunters
Society
Question 6
6.
This is one of the pair of identical twins.
Sam
Roger
Ralph
Jack
Question 7
7.
This character is poetic, sensitive loner
Ralph
Roger
Simon
Eric
Question 8
8.
This character is a "slight, furtive," natural tendency to cruelty
Jack
Roger
Simon
Piggy
Question 9
9.
How did the boys happen to come to the island?
They were on a Scout camping trip.
They were ejected from a flaming airplane.
They were shipwrecked during a sailboat race.
They had stolen a boat and were running away from school.
Question 10
10.
What do the boys have that is the symbol of authority in the society they form?
conch shell
A British flag
A Bible
A whale jaw bone
Question 11
11.
What does the reader learn about Jack when he slashed the green candle buds?
He is optimistic about their chances for survival.
He is afraid of snakes.
He is creative in his thinking.
His method of dealing with the world is violent.
Question 12
12.
What does Jack's hesitation to kill the piglet show?
He gets sick at the sight of blood.
He must learn to put aside his inhibitions.
He has never used a knife before.
He is secretly a coward.
Question 13
13.
Who are the hunters, and what is their job?
The littluns; looking for ships and planes
Samneric; killing dangerous animals
The choirboys; getting food
Simon, Piggy, Ralph; governing the boys
Question 14
14.
What does a Little 'Un think he has seen in the forest?
A snake-thing which he calls a beastie
Adults' footprints
A pack of wild dogs
The skeleton of a large animal
Question 15
15.
How and why do the boys make fire?
They do it for protection from wild animals. One boy had a pack of matches which they use.
The fire was started by lightening. The boys kept it burning.
The Little "Uns were afraid of the dark.
It was a rescue signal. They use Piggy's glasses as a "burning glass."
Question 16
16.
Why does the boy's plan for rescue fail?
The ground and wood were wet and the fire would not burn.
They didn't have a well-thought out plan to control the fire.
It was foggy and no one could see the signal.
They were afraid to get close enough to keep the fire going.