Category: June 4-9
edMe Reading Companion app for Lord of the Flies(TM). It has high-quality formative questions to ensure that your student gets the most out of this great book.
Question #1
What do the flies buzzing around the Lord of the Flies symbolize?
Question #7
Why does Jack steal Piggy's glasses?
Question #11
What is this chapter mainly about?
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Question #9
What do you think will happen next?
Question #2
What does Simon rush back to tell the group?
Question #8
Look back at the section where Piggy and Ralph are talking about Simon's death and Piggy is gazing with "impaired" sight at the old meeting place.
What does "impaired" mean in this context?
Question #12
What do you think will happen next?
Cry of the Hunters
How is the hunt in this chapter different from the other hunts?
Ralph knocks over the skull of the Lord of the Flies, but what part of the skull is not damaged?
Samneric have been captured by Jack's tribe. What do they call Roger?
Think back to the last time a stick was sharpened at both ends during a pig hunt.
What did they put on the top of that stick?
While at Castle Rock, Ralph hears "a curious trickling sound."
What does "curious" mean in this context?
Later in the chapter, Golding writes that "Ralph launched himself like a cat?"
What is another word that means the same as "launched" in this context?
How do the boys attempt to lure Ralph out of his hiding place?
While facing death, Ralph remembers the words "You'll get back." Who said that to him?
What is the officer's initial reaction to the boys' savage appearance and violent behavior?
Which three reasons does Ralph cry for at the end of the novel?
What is the main idea of this chapter?
What did you think of this book? Any questions you have about the plot now that it is over?