Lord of the Flies Reading Quizzes Chapters 4-6 – Catch-up quiz on key scenes from these chapters Chapter 7 – Shadows and Tall Trees

Thursday, Feb. 2 • • • Quiz on Chapters 4-6 (p. 58-108) Get out a half-sheet of paper and a pen/pencil Put your name and date on the top of the paper

Question 1 (Chapter 4)

“You let the fire go out.”

• Who says these lines to whom?

Question 2 (Chapter 4)

“I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.”

• Who says these lines to whom?

Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”?

Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him?

Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.” • Tell: (1) who is speaker A, (2) who is speaker B, and (3) how this episode can be seen as humorous.

Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to?

Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night?

Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep?

Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain?

Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast?

• ANSWERS ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES

Question 1 (Chapter 4)

“You let the fire go out.”

• Who says these lines to whom?

Question 1 (Chapter 4)

“You let the fire go out.”

• Who says these lines to whom?

 Ralph says it to Jack.

Question 2 (Chapter 4)

“I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.”

• Who says these lines to whom?

Question 2 (Chapter 4) “I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.” • Who says these lines to whom?

 Jack says this to the boys.

Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”?

Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”?

 They are the younger boys, about aged 6; they eat a lot, play, cry for their parents, and obey the conch (authority).

Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him?

Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him?

 Roger is just trying to scare Henry.

Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.” • Tell: (1) who is speaker A, (2) who is speaker B, and (3) how this episode can be seen as humorous.

Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.”  Speaker A is Piggy; speaker B is Ralph. This scene is funny because Ralph makes a joke about Piggy’s plan, but Piggy doesn’t get the joke.

Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to?

Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to?

 He complains about them urinating too close to camp.

Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night?

Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night?

 They are captivated, spellbound by the boy’s account of seeing the beast.

Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep?

Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep? – Their auntie, father, relatives. Or, some miss the technology (TV, cars, planes, etc.).

Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain?

Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain?

– A soldier in a parachute.

Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast?

Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast?

– A rocky outcropping on the “tail-end” of the island.

Friday, Feb. 7 • • • Quiz on Chapter 7, “Shadows and Tall Trees” (109-123) Get out a half-sheet of paper and a pen/pencil Put your name and date on the top of the paper

Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar.

Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience?

Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy?

Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast?

Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic?

• ANSWERS ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES

Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar.

Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar.

 False. He wounds a boar but does not kill it.

Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience?

Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience?

 He enjoys hunting.  He finds it exhilarating.  He is proud that he struck the boar with his spear.

Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy?

Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy?

 Simon offers to run back alone.

Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast?

Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast?

 Roger joins the two boys.

Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic?

Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic?

 A “rock-like hump”  “something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees.”