ENG 10: Lord of the Flies — Chapters 9–12 Review

Questions

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1. 1When Simon explores the mountaintop, what does he discover about the beast?
   AIt is a giant snake living in a cave

   BIt is a tree that has grown to look like a figure

   CIt is really the dead body of the parachutist

   DIt is Jack's tribe dressed in costumes to scare the Littluns
2. 2Why do Ralph and Piggy attend Jack's feast in Chapter 9?
   AThey plan to steal some meat and run

   BThey bring the conch to make music for the dance

   CThey are hungry and lonely

   DPiggy wants to challenge Jack for leadership
3. 3Who participates in the tribal dance that leads to Simon's death?
   AOnly Jack and Roger — Piggy and Ralph watch in horror

   BEveryone including Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric

   CJack, Roger, and the Littluns after the others leave

   DPiggy and Ralph, while Jack begs them to stop
4. 4Why is it ironic that the boys kill Simon?
   ASimon was the strongest and most dangerous boy on the island

   BSimon was coming to tell them the truth that the beast is not real — the very thing they feared

   CSimon had never participated in any violence himself

   DSimon was the only boy who knew how to be rescued
5. 5What does Simon's death symbolize?
   AThe death of hope for rescue

   BThe destruction of reason and logic on the island

   CThe death of spirituality and goodness — the boys have fully embraced savagery

   DThe beginning of Ralph's transformation into a hunter
6. 6What happens to the parachutist's body after Simon's death?
   AIt remains on the mountaintop until the end of the story

   BSimon drags it down the mountain and shows it to the boys

   CThe wind carries it down past the beach and out past the reef

   DIt is destroyed in the fire at the end of the novel
7. 7What does Jack's tribe steal from Ralph and Piggy?
   ASamneric

   BThe conch

   CShelter

   DPiggy's glasses
8. 8Why does stealing Piggy's glasses matter so much?
   AIt blinds Piggy and prevents him from leading the group

   BIt gives Jack the ability to make fire — and therefore control

   CIt destroys what remains of Piggy's confidence and authority

   DIt symbolizes the final death of civilization on the island
9. 9Who goes with Ralph to Castle Rock to confront Jack?
   ASimon

   BNo one — he goes alone

   CThe Littluns

   DSamneric and Piggy
10. 10What happens to the conch when Piggy is struck by the boulder?
    AIt drops into Jack's hand, showing his new authority

    BIt floats into the air, shining and beautiful

    CIt turns symbolically black

    DIt shatters into pieces and is utterly destroyed
11. 11What does the destruction of the conch symbolize?
    AThe end of any hope of rescue from the island

    BThe complete collapse of law, order, and civilization

    CThe end of Ralph's friendship with Piggy

    DThe beginning of Roger's leadership over the tribe
12. 12What warning do Samneric give Ralph before he is hunted?
    AJack will offer Ralph poisoned pig meat

    BJack wants a meeting but it might be a trap

    CRoger has a spear sharpened at both ends to kill Ralph

    DRoger is going to torture Ralph into joining the tribe
13. 13How do Samneric continue to show loyalty to Ralph even after being captured?
    AThey refuse to speak to Jack or Roger at all

    BThey secretly warn Ralph of the tribe's plans to kill him

    CThey escape from Castle Rock and return to Ralph's camp

    DThey reveal that Ralph has already been rescued
14. 14How does Jack's tribe plan to catch Ralph?
    AThey set a trap in the jungle with rope and stones

    BThey send Roger to negotiate his surrender

    CThey start a fire to drive him out of hiding

    DThey use Samneric as bait to lure Ralph to Castle Rock
15. 15What is ironic about the outcome of the tribe's plan to catch Ralph?
    ARalph escapes by building a raft and floating away

    BThe fire they set to catch Ralph is what signals the naval officer and leads to their rescue

    CRalph defeats Roger in a fight and takes control

    DThe fire goes out before it can help or hurt anyone
16. 16Who unexpectedly arrives just as the tribe is about to kill Ralph?
    AThe ghost of Simon

    BThe boys' mothers, sailing from England

    CAn army helicopter pilot

    DA naval officer who saw the smoke from the fire
17. 17What is the final image in the novel?
    AThe broken pieces of the conch scattered across Castle Rock

    BPiggy's broken glasses hanging from Jack's belt

    CA military ship sailing away from the island

    DThe broken skull of the pig's head on the forest floor
18. 18Why does Ralph weep at the end of the novel?
    ABecause he is relieved to finally be rescued after so long

    BBecause he is angry that Jack was never punished

    CBecause he grieves the loss of innocence and the evil he witnessed in himself and others

    DBecause Piggy and Simon are dead and he feels responsible
19. 19Match: What does Ralph represent in the novel?
    AEvil within every person

    BSavagery and the desire to hunt and dominate

    CReason and logic

    DOrder, civilization, and democratic leadership
20. 20Match: What does Piggy represent in the novel?
    ASpirituality and the moral side of humanity

    BReason, logic, and the scientific perspective

    CDemocratic leadership and fairness

    DSavagery and the instinct to hunt
21. 21Match: What does Simon represent in the novel?
    ALaw and order

    BSavagery and violence

    CReason and scientific thought

    DSpirituality and innate goodness
22. 22Match: What does Jack represent in the novel?
    ASavagery and the breakdown of civilization

    BDemocratic leadership and fairness

    CThe spiritual side of humanity

    DThe rational and intellectual side of humanity
23. 23Match: What does the conch symbolize?
    AEvil within every human heart

    BFear of the unknown

    CLaw and order

    DReason and logic
24. 24Match: What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?
    AFear

    BLaw and order

    CEvil within every human heart

    DReason and logic
25. 25Match: What does the Lord of the Flies symbolize?
    ALaw and order

    BFear of the unknown and the beast

    CEvil within every human heart

    DReason and logic
26. 26Match: What does the parachutist symbolize?
    AReason and logic

    BFear — the horror of war and adult violence coming to the island

    CEvil within every human heart

    DLaw and order
27. 27How has Ralph's position of leadership changed by Chapters 9–12?
    AHe has grown stronger and united the boys against Jack

    BHe has become increasingly isolated and is now the hunted rather than the leader

    CHe has joined Jack's tribe to protect himself

    DHe has given up leadership entirely and become a Littlun
28. 28What does Golding's ending suggest about human nature?
    AGiven freedom from rules, humans will always choose order and reason

    BCivilization is a thin layer over the savagery that exists within every person

    COnly children are capable of true savagery — adults would never behave this way

    DEvil is the result of poverty and poor education, not human nature