Which line from the selection best supports the idea that Piggy is weak?

Which word best represents the meaning of the word "uncompromisingly" as used in the sentence: "Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape; a great platform of pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high."

The theme of the story will most likely revolve around ---

Which of the following is the best indicator of the setting?

On page 8, the word "lodgments" most nearly means --- "He came forward, searching out safe lodgments for his feet, and then looked up through thick spectacles."

On page 8, when "The fair boy began to pick his way as casually as possible toward the water. He tried to be offhand and not too obviously uninterested, but the fat boy hurried after him. 'Aren't there any grownups at all?' " this shows that Ralph is ---

On page 14, the best definition of confidentially is--- " 'I don't care what they call me,' he said confidentially, 'so long as they don't call me what they used to call me at school.' "

Which statement best illustrates the main focus of this novel so far?

This passage can be best described as ---

The purpose of the following is--- "Ralph grasped the idea and hit the shell with air from his diaphragm. Immediately the thing sounded. A deep, harsh note boomed under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain. Clouds of birds rose from the treetops, and something squealed and ran in the undergrowth."

The best synonym for "strident" is-- "The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before."

What evidence presented in the passage is the most supportive of the conclusion the boys are in disagreement about how to run the island?