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Lord of the Flies - Chapters 1 and 2 Quiz

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  • Q1
    The smartest boy on the island, _____________, is afflicted with asthma and has bad eyesight.
    Johnny
    Ralph
    Piggy
    Simon
    Jack
    30s
  • Q2
    As the leader of the choirboys, ____________ has prior leadership experience.
    Jack
    Johnny
    Piggy
    Ralph
    Simon
    30s
  • Q3
    _____________ believes that his father, a commander in the Navy, will rescue the boys
    Johnny
    Ralph
    Jack
    Piggy
    Simon
    30s
  • Q4
    ___________ is one of the choirboys who has fainting spells.
    Ralph
    Piggy
    Jack
    Simon
    Johnny
    30s
  • Q5
    One of the smallest boys on the island is _________________.
    Piggy
    Jack
    Johnny
    Simon
    Ralph
    30s
  • Q6
    _________ still holds onto hope that they boys will be rescued.
    Piggy
    specs
    Ralph
    conch
    Jack
    30s
  • Q7
    After the fire dies down, ____________ notices that they boy with the birthmark is missing.
    Piggy
    conch
    specs
    Ralph
    Jack
    30s
  • Q8
    ______________ leads the group of boys up the mountain to start a fire.
    Piggy
    Ralph
    conch
    specs
    Jack
    30s
  • Q9
    The boys use the _______________ to start the fire.
    Jack
    conch
    specs
    Ralph
    Piggy
    30s
  • Q10
    The boys use the ______________ to signify who will speak at assemblies and meetings.
    specs
    Piggy
    Jack
    Ralph
    conch
    30s
  • Q11
    Which character informs the group about the beastie?
    Sam and Eric
    Simon
    The small boy with the birthmark
    Ralph
    30s
  • Q12
    Why do the boys decide to build a fire?
    All of the above
    To cook their food
    None of the above
    For warmth
    30s
  • Q13
    Which best describes Piggy’s feelings after the boys head up the mountain to build a fire?
    “Ralph! Hey! Where you going?”
    “’Like kids!’ he said scornfully. “Acting like a crowd of kids.’”
    “What do they think they’re going to do on that mountain?”
    “Ralph was left, holding the conch with no one but Piggy.”
    30s
  • Q14
    Why is Piggy frustrated when the boys head up the mountain side?
    The boys stole his glasses in order to start the fire.
    He wasn’t invited to start the fire with the rest of the boys.
    The boys ignored any sense of organization and civility and left the meeting.
    The boys followed Jack up the mountain instead of Ralph.
    30s
  • Q15
    What goes wrong at the end of the chapter?
    The fire rages out of control.
    Ralph quits as leader.
    Jake takes over as the leader.
    The boys learn they will never be rescued.
    30s
  • Q16
    What is the long scar that is smashed into the jungle?
    the cut on Ralph’s head
    a trail of broken trees damaged in the wreck
    the airport’s runway
    a path created by the boys
    30s
  • Q17
    Which sentence does not suggest how the boys arrived on the island?
    “[My dad is] a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come rescue us.”
    “Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They’re all dead.”
    “When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it.”
    “He must have flown off after he dropped us.”
    30s
  • Q18
    Why does Ralph blow into the conch? Whose ideas was this?
    to startle the others; Piggy’s idea
    to call for others; Ralph’s idea
    to startle the others; Ralph’s idea
    to call for others; Piggy’s idea
    30s
  • Q19
    After he is elected chief, what does Ralph do to appease Jack?
    He hires Jack as a co-leader.
    He allows Jack to be the leader of the choirboys.
    He allows Jack to be the leader on Saturdays.
    He suggests that Jack keep the conch.
    30s
  • Q20
    Why do Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island?
    They want to find food because they are hungry.
    They want to look for the pilot of the airplane.
    They want to play hide-and-seek, so they search for the best locations.
    They want to determine if it really is an island.
    30s

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