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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?

10.Whoismissing?

11.Howdoesthetitleofthechaptershowanelementofforeshadowing?

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Chapters3­4

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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Chapters6­7

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?

8.Whoarrivesattheendofthenovel?

9.Giveonequotefromtheending‐somethingthatwillstickwithyouasbeingmemorable.Giveapagereference.Explainwhyyouchosethatquote.