ENG 10 Lord of the Flies — Chapters 1–4 Review

Questions

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1. 1What is an allegory?
   AA story that depicts graphic, gory violence

   BA story where almost everything is a symbol representing a deeper meaning

   CA story that prioritizes historical accuracy

   DA story told from multiple points of view
2. 2How do the boys end up stranded on the island?
   ATheir ship sinks in a storm

   BThey were born on the island

   CTheir plane is shot down during a war

   DThey parachute in on a mission
3. 3Which character is elected chief of the boys?
   AJack

   BSimon

   CPiggy

   DRalph
4. 4What does Ralph represent as an allegorical character?
   ASavagery and the desire to hunt

   BReason and scientific thinking

   COrder, civility, and democratic leadership

   DSpirituality and connection to nature
5. 5What does Jack represent as an allegorical character?
   ADemocratic order and fairness

   BThe savage, instinctual side of human nature

   CReason and logic

   DSpiritual awareness
6. 6What does Piggy represent as an allegorical character?
   ASavagery and violence

   BSpirituality and nature

   CReason, science, and intellectual thought

   DOrder and leadership
7. 7What does Simon represent as an allegorical character?
   ADemocratic leadership

   BThe scientific and rational side of humanity

   CSavagery and violence

   DThe spiritual and moral side of humanity
8. 8What does the conch symbolize in the novel?
   ASavagery and chaos

   BThe beauty of nature

   CLaw, order, and the right to speak

   DThe boys' desire to be rescued
9. 9What does the 'beastie' symbolize?
   AA real animal living in the jungle

   BThe boys' fear and the evil that exists within themselves

   CThe navy officer who rescues the boys

   DThe dead parachutist on the mountain
10. 10Who is the first character to die in the novel?
    ASimon

    BPiggy

    CThe little boy with the birthmark

    DRoger
11. 11How does the first boy die?
    AHe drowns while swimming

    BHe is killed by a boar

    CThe fire gets out of control and he is never seen again

    DHe falls from a cliff
12. 12How do the boys know that time is passing on the island?
    APiggy keeps track of the days on a crude calendar

    BThe narrator tells the reader directly

    CTheir hair is growing and they are sunburned and tan

    DThey count the sunsets from the beach
13. 13What does Ralph believe the boys should focus on first?
    AHunting and killing animals for food

    BPlaying games and exploring the island

    CShelter and building a signal fire for rescue

    DBuilding a raft to sail home
14. 14What does Jack believe the boys should focus on?
    AMaintaining the signal fire

    BBuilding strong shelters

    CHunting

    DFinding fresh water
15. 15How do the Littluns occupy themselves most of the time?
    AHelping the older boys build shelters

    BCrying and playing on the beach

    CTending the signal fire

    DSearching for the beast
16. 16Why does Ralph suggest the group build a fire?
    ATo keep warm at night

    BTo cook the pigs they plan to hunt

    CTo signal passing ships or planes for rescue

    DTo scare away the beast
17. 17Who lets the signal fire go out in Chapter 4?
    ARalph and Simon

    BThe Littluns

    CThe beast

    DJack and the hunters
18. 18What does Ralph see on the horizon while the fire is out?
    AA whale

    BA mirage of his father

    CA ship

    DA dead body
19. 19What effect does Jack's mask have on his behavior?
    AIt makes him feel invisible so he can hide from Ralph

    BIt gives him better camouflage for hunting only

    CIt makes him feel free to act wildly and abandon civilization

    DIt frightens the Littluns into obeying him
20. 20What symbol does Jack's mask represent?
    AThe loss of identity and abandonment of civilization

    BThe power of democratic leadership

    CThe boys' desire to be rescued

    DThe beauty of the natural world
21. 21What gets broken in Chapter 4?
    AThe conch

    BThe shelter

    CThe platform

    DPiggy's glasses
22. 22What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?
    APiggy's weakness and vulnerability

    BReason, intelligence, and the power of science

    CThe boys' connection to the adult world

    DThe evil within all of the boys
23. 23Who gives his own meat to Piggy at the end of Chapter 4?
    AJack

    BRoger

    CRalph

    DSimon
24. 24Roger throws rocks at Henry but deliberately misses. What does this reveal?
    ARoger is actually kind-hearted deep down

    BRoger is a bad aim and cannot throw accurately

    CRoger is still controlled by the rules of civilization even without adults enforcing them

    DRoger is afraid of getting in trouble with Ralph
25. 25In what ways are Ralph and Jack similar at the start of the novel?
    ABoth want to hunt and ignore rescue

    BBoth are older, confident, and natural leaders among the boys

    CBoth immediately dislike each other and refuse to cooperate

    DBoth are small and physically weak
26. 26What is the key external conflict in the early chapters of the novel?
    ASimon vs. Piggy over who is smarter

    BThe Littluns vs. the older boys over food

    CRalph vs. the beast on the mountain

    DRalph vs. Jack over priorities — rescue vs. hunting
27. 27What does the island's setting represent allegorically?
    AHeaven — a perfect, peaceful world

    BA state of nature without rules or civilization

    CThe adult world that the boys have left behind

    DA prison the boys must escape from
28. 28What does Golding suggest is the fundamental cause of the boys' problems on the island?
    ABad luck and poor planning

    BThe defects of human nature itself

    CThe heat and difficulty of survival

    DJack's personal cruelty alone