Question 1

The smartest boy on the island, _____________, is afflicted with asthma and has bad eyesight.

Accepted Answer

Piggy

Answer

Johnny

Answer

Ralph

Answer

Simon

Answer

Jack

Question 2

As the leader of the choirboys, ____________ has prior leadership experience.

Accepted Answer

Jack

Answer

Johnny

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Ralph

Answer

Simon

Question 3

_____________ believes that his father, a commander in the Navy, will rescue the boys

Accepted Answer

Ralph

Answer

Johnny

Answer

Jack

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Simon

Question 4

___________ is one of the choirboys who has fainting spells.

Accepted Answer

Simon

Answer

Ralph

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Jack

Answer

Johnny

Question 5

One of the smallest boys on the island is _________________.

Accepted Answer

Johnny

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Jack

Answer

Simon

Answer

Ralph

Question 6

_________ still holds onto hope that they boys will be rescued.

Accepted Answer

Ralph

Answer

Piggy

Answer

specs

Answer

conch

Answer

Jack

Question 7

After the fire dies down, ____________ notices that they boy with the birthmark is missing.

Accepted Answer

Piggy

Answer

conch

Answer

specs

Answer

Ralph

Answer

Jack

Question 8

______________ leads the group of boys up the mountain to start a fire.

Accepted Answer

Jack

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Ralph

Answer

conch

Answer

specs

Question 9

The boys use the _______________ to start the fire.

Accepted Answer

specs

Answer

Jack

Answer

conch

Answer

Ralph

Answer

Piggy

Question 10

The boys use the ______________ to signify who will speak at assemblies and meetings.

Accepted Answer

conch

Answer

specs

Answer

Piggy

Answer

Jack

Answer

Ralph

Question 11

Which character informs the group about the beastie?

Accepted Answer

The small boy with the birthmark

Answer

Sam and Eric

Answer

Simon

Answer

Ralph

Question 12

Why do the boys decide to build a fire?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Answer

To cook their food

Answer

For warmth

Question 13

Which best describes Piggy’s feelings after the boys head up the mountain to build a fire?

Accepted Answer

“’Like kids!’ he said scornfully. “Acting like a crowd of kids.’”

Answer

“Ralph! Hey! Where you going?”

Answer

“What do they think they’re going to do on that mountain?”

Answer

“Ralph was left, holding the conch with no one but Piggy.”

Question 14

Why is Piggy frustrated when the boys head up the mountain side?

Accepted Answer

The boys ignored any sense of organization and civility and left the meeting.

Answer

The boys stole his glasses in order to start the fire.

Answer

He wasn’t invited to start the fire with the rest of the boys.

Answer

The boys followed Jack up the mountain instead of Ralph.

Question 15

What goes wrong at the end of the chapter?

Accepted Answer

The fire rages out of control.

Answer

Ralph quits as leader.

Answer

Jake takes over as the leader.

Answer

The boys learn they will never be rescued.

Question 16

What is the long scar that is smashed into the jungle?

Accepted Answer

a trail of broken trees damaged in the wreck

Answer

the cut on Ralph’s head

Answer

the airport’s runway

Answer

a path created by the boys

Question 17

Which sentence does not suggest how the boys arrived on the island?

Accepted Answer

“[My dad is] a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come rescue us.”

Answer

“Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb? They’re all dead.”

Answer

“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.”

Answer

“He must have flown off after he dropped us.”

Question 18

Why does Ralph blow into the conch? Whose ideas was this?

Accepted Answer

to call for others; Piggy’s idea

Answer

to startle the others; Piggy’s idea

Answer

to call for others; Ralph’s idea

Answer

to startle the others; Ralph’s idea

Question 19

After he is elected chief, what does Ralph do to appease Jack?

Accepted Answer

He allows Jack to be the leader of the choirboys.

Answer

He hires Jack as a co-leader.

Answer

He allows Jack to be the leader on Saturdays.

Answer

He suggests that Jack keep the conch.

Question 20

Why do Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island?

Accepted Answer

They want to determine if it really is an island.

Answer

They want to find food because they are hungry.

Answer

They want to look for the pilot of the airplane.

Answer

They want to play hide-and-seek, so they search for the best locations.

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