Question 1

What is Ralph doing at the beginning of the chapter?

Accepted Answer

He is playing with the smaller boys

Answer

He is building shelters with Simon, Maurice, and Piggy

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He is tending to the fire on top of the mountain

Question 2

What are the smaller boys called by the bigger, older boys?

Accepted Answer

littluns

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bigguns

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cry babies

Question 3

Which is an example of the boys ignoring individuality and respect?

Accepted Answer

Calling the twins Samneric

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Jack wanting to be called Merridew

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Jack painting his face with mud and clay

Question 4

Why does Jack paint his face?

Accepted Answer

For camouflage when hunting the pig

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For camouflage when hiding from the beast

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To play cowboys and Indians to pass the time

Question 5

For what reason does Ralph get excited in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

He sees smoke from a ship

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Jack and the hunters finally kill a pig

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Simon and Piggy still want him to be chief

Question 6

What causes Ralph to run up the mountain in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

He realizes the fire is out and is worried about the ship passing the island

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He rushes to cook the meat after Jack's successful hunting trip

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He wants to build a bigger fire to protect the boys from the beastie

Question 7

What happens to Piggy's glasses?

Accepted Answer

They break from Jack's belligerence

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They break when Piggy drops them running up the mountain

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The littluns take them to restart the fire

Question 8

After being confronted about letting the fire go out, what does Jack do?

Accepted Answer

He surprisingly apologizes for letting it out but not about hitting Piggy

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He  encourages Piggy to join them next time because meat is more important than fire

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He tells Ralph he is not a good chief and demands he be the leader instead

Question 9

What does Simon do when Jack refuses to give Piggy meat?

Accepted Answer

Simon gives Piggy his portion

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Simon agrees with Jack's decision

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Simon discusses it with Ralph

Question 10

What do the boys do during the feast?

Accepted Answer

They dance around the fire, chanting, and reenacting the hunt

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They vote for a new leader

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They talk about going home

Question 11

What does Ralph do at the end of the chapter?

Accepted Answer

He calls the boys to descend from the mountain to have an assembly

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He eats the meat Jack provides the boys from hunting

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He demands the fire be built in another location  on the mountain

Question 12

Match each example to its appropriate category.

Question 13

Match each example to its appropriate category.

Question 14

Match each example to its appropriate category.

Question 15

Sort the examples for each category.  There are two answers for each classification.

Question 16

What is Piggy compared to in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

a young deer

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a wild beast

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a weak rabbit

Question 17

What does comparing Piggy to a young male deer imply?

Accepted Answer

Just as male deer are hunted, Piggy is too, through bullying from Jack

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Piggy is a beautiful creature like a deer in nature

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Piggy being described as an animal implies he is turning wild and into a savage

Question 18

What's the symbolism behind Jack painting his face?

Accepted Answer

Jack wishes to hide behind a mask to turn into something he's not

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Jack wishes to scare the littluns with a frightening mask

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Jack wishes to look like a pig to be more successful when hunting

Question 19

How does Jack show his dominance over others?

Accepted Answer

He supplies and refuses meat to the boys

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He surprises Ralph and builds a better hut than the three that are already built

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He calls an assembly with the conch shell

Question 20

What represents hope, rescue, comfort, and civilization in chapter 4?

Accepted Answer

fire and ship

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fire and huts

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huts and conch

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