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Lord of the Flies - Chapter Comprehension
Chapter 1

1. How did the boys end up on the jungle island?

tashd on dn isla
and also his reaction to being on the island. List at least
Z. Describe Ralph's physical features
thre-attributes. and is
Nalhis fai Putnt island. List at least
reaçtion to being on the
3. Describe Piggy's physical features and also his
three attributes.

Drid abot being

respond to Piggy's practical suggestions to have a meeting?
4. How does Ralph
alPi 9ngre s iggy
5. How does Ralph think they will be rescued?
By his dad fescung then serauk his kads a [Link] t
6. What had Piggy overheard the pilot saying?
that fhere wes a bomb in the ajrPorty Ge noso d ka
7. How does Ralph attract the other bovs on the isl«nd? What does he do?
Ra|ph blous o Con eh, whi Ch br. ngs the otkr boys to h
8. How do the younger boys act when they get there?
Theg obidient and uiet
9. Describe the way Jack and his band of choirboys looked as they came toward the

ae dre>SA in blac k,
assembled group. at least three attributes.
Jack an +ht Ghion bogs
(aPS anl cloa
10. How does Jack treat the
He is arfott and mis teat eVyovc
11. What conflict goonarises? How is it solvgd?
who
12. What does Ralph do tO make J¡ck feel better? Wh¡t is compromised?
chior boys to Jac k
chiet,
13. What is the purpose of the expedition
13ack, Ralph, and Simo?
To e Plore the
1 How does Simon describe theHhusualbuds on the bushes?

15. Why hadn't Jack been able to kill the pig?

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Chapter 2

1. What rule concerning the conch is made?,

n9 the Pr son holding the conc 4 may sa k
2. What does Piggy attempt to call the group's attentipn to?
Thdt obed KrOUS
krovj whee Thcy ane
3. Hoy does the tal, of the "beasties" affect the boys?
Pubh oft Lut tle gur
4. At this time,Ralph says the boys appear to have two goals. What are they?
To hae fuh and
5. How does the group react to Ralph's suggestion that they build a fire? How does Piggy
describe their actions?
rush ef te mountaigyand Pio9y s by tre
K
6. How dÍes Piggy tYeat a smal boy?'What does that tell us about Piggy?
He stid and tiedt
7. How do they manage to start the fre?
<Me by vsing
Start
has Jack taken on for the choir?
8. What responsibilkfieehas
Pit
9. What goes wrong? Do you see any symbolism here? What is going on in the adult word at
thetime? Th fife tts bu tot control Shrwing chas and
there is d
10. Who is missing?
war going onn
boy w' Hh the mark n
Chapter 3 beast
hisface
1. What is Jack preoccupied with?
Hureiny
2. What complaints does Ralph have? What has he noticed about
ab people?
thot
TPing
rescu d
3. How are the littluns?

asT
4. Explain the love hate relationship between Jack and Ralph.
but have mych
5. Where had Simon gone and wh¥t doeshe do the,fig
oes iMo te
VS +
fire kctet
forrft
 6. What might Simon represent?
Simcn
Chapter 4

1. What strange things happen at mid-day?

2. How did the littluns spend their day?

Eating tru'ts and br rspet
3. In what ways dges Roges seem cruel?
Itlun S cAstle and tered
4. What is Henry doing while Roger watches him?
he is control.d9 the tit bu 95
S. What does it mean when Roger felt the taboo of the old life"? Also, what does it mean
when Jack approached Roger "a darker shadow crept beneath... (Roger's) skin"? What
effect is Jack having on Roger?the tabo o 15
and ronlnost h't hery bdinfherE
mafs
6. Describe the transformation that takes place after Jack paints his face. The mask serves
a few purposes. List them. Juck di3guibed the Mas k also
54ow) svarg, and
) 7. What does Ralph discover that upsets him greatly?
That th fire fiic
8. What do thé
hunters'9
k' f he
9. How does Jack's attack on Piggy and the breaking of one of the lenses in his
spectacles symbolize the degeneration of the group?
Dver And
10. Who finds Piggy's glasses for him?

Chapter5
7imon
1 What is Ralph realizing i_ necessary in order to be a leader?
he needs to
2. What rules have been ignored? List at least three.
Th fie wet outy Popk talk ithot
(Onchy and nater S not re fille d
 does that
when Ralph refers to the littluns as "taken short"? What
SWhat does it mean wlre
behavior? th
mean? What does this show about their

4. What rules does Ralph make regarding fires?

Only fie
moving in the jungle at night. Who/what is it?
S. A ittlun says he sees something

6. How does Jack explain the beast away?

That he l r y hfe an o the
7. Why are rules iportatot tne
Ralph say
to Ralph? The an_wer is somepnhcy hae
beca What
8. What does Simon mean when he says, "What I mean is ... maybe it's only us... "?
do yÍs think" m¡nkjnd's essential illness'is? 1hctt t he hy man 5 are
the lne5 i5
chaos?
9. Why doesn't Ralph blow the conch when the meeting dissolves into
bccavse he that the boys
10. At the end of theApter
what doesK .ishfor dapqr.
adet to Cone td bring ord
Chapter6

1. Ironically, what Ralph wished for at the end of chapter five does come true. What
h is the answer to his wish depressingly ironic?
ppndArachutis cOnS whiih ma ks Ra|phs 2h iren
th para hutist cant
seen on the mountain top? How
2. What do Samneric (Sam and Eric) claim they have
they describe it? The blast big claned e ind
reatVrc
3. What does Jack say about the conch?
uflece Say
4. How has the significance of the conch changed?
Dba ys the Con ch es anyre
5. When Simon thought of the beast, what picture came to his mind?
huynan
6. Why won't Simon try anymore to talk in front of the
others?

That hobody
7. As the boys are searching the island, who leads the group when they get to the ledgeCn9
RalPh
8 What strange thing does Ralph notice as the boys are playing around the rolling rocks?
Smo e On th moltain
 9. What discovery do they make at the ledge that excites Jack?
4 pereet tort/ cast ie rock,
Chapter7

1. What has Ralph come to accept as normal?

Not
2. What does Ralph daydream about as he notices this?
fiking bing ro S)
3. Why are Ralph's fingernails bitten? What is Ralph insinuating when he says "be
sucking my thumb next?
mcany thoe
4. How do the two different sides of the island affect his hopes for rescue?
has Minra fes th at
5.
ossibk, but
What prediction does Simon make to Ralph?
they be resc brd
6. Notice the complete reversal of mood as Ralph hunts. What happens toRalph as he
participates in his first hunt?
alm St thins
7. Describe what you would show if you were filming the scene where the boys reenact the
hånt. How do you think Robert feels during this ritual?
Sratin9
Robert
8. Why does Simon go of alone?
P'g99 Abo wt the
9. What do Ralph, Roger, and jack find at the top of the hill? Do they realize what it is?
Do you think the story would be better if the reader didn't know what it is?
dead Para ch vfist NO and
Chapter 8 be cus the rod thiAtS
1. Explain theexchange of power at the beginning of chapter
hapter eight.
Rallh igt ed ac rns auay
2. Where does Jack go to live on the island?
The forest
3. What does Simon suggest?
climb the
4. How does Piggy çhange?
He is Morl nfident
 most sadisticlevil boy on the island? Think of
ow does Roger show he has become the
the sow.

6. Why do the boys pl¡n on raiding Ralph's camp?

fire
7. What happens when Simon goes back into the woods?
finds tie Pig had
8. What do you think he actually sees and talks to?
Tk tast/Lord t tc
9. Who does Simon think tells him, "Fancy thinking the Beast wa_ somethingyou could
hunt and kill! T'm part of you."? The basty or P'y hea d,

Chapter9

1 Why was Simon having a hard time walking?

2. What did Simon do at the top of thehill? Parachut St

tHe frecd the dead
3. Why did Piggy and Ralph go to Castle Rock?
Sue ndt hi' ns bad would hofrn
4. Describe hoy the tter_" treat Jack and how he treats them.
untngchiet but
5. What was Simon trying to tell the boys when he returned?
crut/ to
Jkat t he
6.
no
bcast
did the hÍys do to Simon? Why? What happened to his body on the beach?
and bere hovgit he w b<as t
Chapter 10

1. Ralph sums up who the fearful beast is. "Im frightened. Of us. I want to go home, Oh
God, I want to go home." Why is Ralph afraid?

2.
oys kilte&
do you think Piggy, Ralph, and Samneric deny being at the dánce"?
they dont want to adit to sa ng Sinon
3. What does Jack say was disguised as Simon that the boys killed?
The heast
&e
4. Why does Jack depy the beast is dead?
des not hant
thot the fear the beas Let d
 5. What does Jack set up a lever for?
intrur') into /h rastle lor k
go out? What does this mean?
6. Why do Ralph, Piggy, Samneric let the fire
not night
7. Why does Jack steal Piggy's spectacles?
light
Chapter 11

Jack?
1 Why does Ralph think dressing like they were" would assist them in dealing with
ze ed ch othes
2. How does the contrast of the paint and smoke symbolize the two forces that are motivating
the boys?
the to thc
3. How does Golding subtly begin to portray J¡ck's group as heathen/evil?
nuhas
4. Why were the boys so scared of the war paint?

Shens sava y
5. Why didn't Ralph want to tie hi_ hair back initially?

6. Describe what happened when Ralph and Jack confront each other about Piggy's glasses.

7. Whathappened to Piggy and the eonch? Who sent the boulder down the hill?
nthc CUneh
8. Whát happens
They
ldesme e
don
taptued by
9. What happens to Ralph?

at4) bur i an outrast

Chapter 12

1 What does it mean when Ralph says of Bill, "whose image refused to blend with that
ancient picture of a boy in shorts and _hirt? Explain why the author Golding writes
this.
|on9er aitk boy,ht d
2. soldin.
Why is it ironic at this point in the story
Shos all
that th¿ boys were being evacuated from thei
homes in the first place before the story began?
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ate toite
he faes
fhot
he
t ftte e
7 What are hie oppreitin s Jacks) strstegies fr gettig him
and b n him out
8 Who arDves st the end f the noe?
haval
9. Give one qute frm the ending- mething that will stirck with n= beng TeMrhie
Give a pazR reterno 2ni explain wty you chose tbat qute
farcy thipki y te be ast as
cald

it
Shos that