lord of the flies study guide - wikispacesof+the+flies...only 5 questions because they are all big...
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Chapter1
1.Howdidtheboysenduponthejungleisland?
2.DescribeRalph'sphysicalfeaturesandalsohisreactiontobeingontheisland.Listatleast3attributes.
3.DescribePiggy'sphysicalfeaturesandalsohisreactiontobeingontheisland.Listatleast3attributes.
4.HowdoesRalphrespondtoPiggy'spracticalsuggestionstohaveameeting?
5.HowdoesRalphthinktheywillberescued?
6.WhathadPiggyoverheadthepilotsaying?
7.HowdoesRalphattracttheotherboysontheisland?Whatdoeshedo?
8.Howdotheyoungerboysactwhentheygetthere?
9.DescribethewayJackandhisbandofchoirboyslookedastheycametowardtheassembledgroup.Listatleast3attributes.
10.HowdoesJacktreattheothers?
11.Whatconflictsoonarises?Howisitsolved?
12.WhatdoesRalphdotomakeJackfeelbetter?Whatiscompromised?
13.WhatisthepurposeoftheexpeditionofJack,Ralph,andSimon?
14.HowdoesSimondescribetheunusualbudsonthebushes?
15.Whyhadn'tJackbeenabletokillthepig?
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Chapter2
1.Whatruledoesconcerningtheconchismade?
2.WhatdoesPiggyattempttocallthegroup'sattentionto?
3.Howdoesthetalkofthe"beasties"affecttheboys?
4.Atthistime,Ralphsaystheboysappeartohave2goals.Whatarethey?
5.HowdoesthegroupreacttoRalph'ssuggestionthattheybuildafire?HowdoesPiggydescribetheiractions?
6.HowdoesPiggytreatasmallboy?WhatdoesthattellusaboutPiggy?
7.Howdotheymanagetostartthefire?
8.WhatresponsibilityhasJacktakenonforhischoir?
9.Whatgoeswrong?Doyouseeanysymbolismhere?Whatisgoingonintheadultworldatthetime?
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Chapter3
1.WhatisJackpreoccupiedwith?
2.WhatcomplaintsdoesRalphhave?Whathashenoticedaboutpeople?
3.Howarethelittluns?
4.Explainthelove‐haterelationshipbetweenJackandRalph.
5.WherehadSimongoneandwhatdoeshedothere?
6.WhatmightSimonrepresent?
Chapter4
7.Whatstrangethingshappenatmid‐day?
8.Howdidthelittlunsspendtheirday?
9.InwhatwaysdoesRogerseemcruel?
10.WhatisHenrydoingwhileRogerwatcheshim?
11.WhatdoesitmeanwhenRogerfeltthe"taboooftheoldlife?"Also,whatdoesitmeanwhenJackapproachedRoger"adarkershadowcreptbeneath&ldots;[Roger's]skin."WhateffectisJackhavingonRoger?
12.DescribethetransformationthattakesplaceafterJackpaintshisface.Themaskservesafewpurposes.Listthem.
13.WhatdoesRalphdiscoverthatupsetshimgreatly?
14.Whatdothehunterschant?
15.HowdoesJack'sattackonPiggyandthebreakingofoneofthelensesinhisspectaclessymbolizethedegenerationofthegroup?
16.WhofindsPiggy'sspectaclesforhim?
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Chapter5
1.WhatisRalphrealizinginnecessaryinordertobealeader?
2.Whatruleshavebeenignored?Listatleast3.
3.WhatdoesitmeanwhenRalphreferstothelittlunsas"takenshort"?Whatdoesthatmean?Whatdoestheshowabouttheirbehavior?
4.WhatrulesdoesRalphmakeregardingfires?
5.Alittlunsaysheseessomethingmovinginthejungleatnight.Who/whatisit?
6.HowdoesJackexplainthebeast?
7.WhyarerulesimportanttoRalph?Hint:TheanswerissomethingRalphsays.
8.Besuretoanswerallpartsofthisquestion:WhatdoesSimonmeanwhenhesays,"WhatImeanis,maybeit'sonlyus.Wecouldbesortof..."Besuretoreadthenextlineinthebook.Whatdoyouthink"Mankind'sessentialillness"is?Whydoesheask"Whatisthedirtiestthingthereis?"
9.Whydoesn'tRalphblowtheconchwhenthemeetingdissolvesintochaos?
10.AttheendofthechapterwhatdoesRalphwishfor?
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Chapter6
1.Ironically,whatRalphwishedfordoescometrue.Whathappens?Whyistheanswertohiswishdepressinglyironic?
2.WhatdoSimonandEricclaimtheyhaveseenonthemountaintop?Howdotheydescribeit?
3.WhatdoesJacksayabouttheconchon92?
4.Howhasthesignificanceoftheconchchanged?
5.WhenSimonthoughtofthebeast,whatpicturecametohismind?
6.Astheboysaresearchingtheisland,wholeadsthegroupwhentheygettotheledge?
7.WhatstrangethingdoesRalphnoticeastheboysareplayingaroundtherollingrocks?
Chapter7
8.WhathasRalphcometoacceptasnormal?
9.WhyareRalph'sfingernailsbitten?WhatisRalphinsinuatingwhenhesays"besuckingmythumbnext?"
10.Howdothe2differentsidesoftheislandaffecthishopesforrescue?
11.WhatpredictiondoesSimonmake?
12.Noticethecompletereversalofmoodonpage102.WhathappenstoRalphasheparticipatesinhisfirsthunt?
13.Describewhatyouwouldshowifyouwerefilmingthescenewheretheboysreactthehunt(114‐115).HowdoyouthinkRobertfeelsduringthisritual?
14.WhydoesSimongooffalone?
15.WhatdoRalph,Roger,andJackfindatthetopofthehill?Dotheyrealizewhatitis?Doyouthinkthestorywouldbebetterifthereaderdidn'tknowwhatitis?
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Chapter8
1.Explaintheexchangeofpoweratthebeginningofchapter8.
2.WhatdoesSimonsuggest?
3.HowdoesPiggychange?
4.WhydotheboysplanonraidingRalph'scamp?
5.WhathappenswhenSimongoesbackintothewoods?
6.Whatdoyouthinkheactuallyseesandtalksto?
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Chapters910
Thereareonly5questionsbecausetheyareallbigquestions.
Besuretoanswerthemindetail.
1.DescribehowJackandthehunterschange.Listseveralqualities.
2.ListinorderwhathappenstoSimon.Trytopictureitinyourmind.
3.Lookatpage140.Ralphsumsupwhothefearfulbeastis."I'mfrightened.Ofus.Iwanttogohome.OhGod,Iwanttogohome."WhyisRalphafraid?
4.WhydoyouthinkPiggy,Ralph,SamandEricdenybeingatthe"dance?"
5.WhydoesJackdenythatthebeastisdead?
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Chapter11
1.WhydoesRalphthinkthat"dressingliketheywere"wouldassistthemindealingwithJack?
2.Howdoesthecontrastofthepaintandsmokeonpage155symbolizethetwoforcesthataremotivatingtheboys?
3.HowdoesGoldingsubtlybegintoportrayJack'sgroupasheathen?
4.Whyweretheboyssoscaredofthewarpaint?
5.Whydidn'tRalphwanttotiehishairback?
6.DescribewhathappenedwhenRalphandJackconfronteachotheraboutPiggy'sglasses?
7.WhathappenedtoPiggyandtheconch?Listtheevents.
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Chapter12
1.Whatdoesitmean(andwhowasthecharacter)"whoseimagerefusedtoblendwiththatancientpictureofaboyinshortsandshirt?ExplainwhyGoldingwritesthis.
2.Whyisitironicastowhytheboyswerebeingevacuatedfromtheirhomesinthefirstplace?
3.WhatinformationdoesRalphgetfromSamandEric?
4.Whatdoesitmeanwhen"Rogersharpenedastickatbothends?"
5.ExplainRalph'sactionswhenhefacestheLordoftheFlies?
6.HowdoesRalphavoidbeingkilled?Whatarehisstrategies?Lookcloselyatthis.Ittripspeopleupeverytime.
7.Whatarehisopposition'sstrategiesforgettinghimoutofthethicket?