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LOTF Chapter 1-6 Review

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  • What does Mortification mean? Humiliation/shame OR Something to do with being overly scared?
    Humiliation or shame
  • What two labels do the boyds give to the imaginary beast?
    Beastie and Snake-thing
  • What does Inscrutable mean? Irritating or Feeling guilty about something?
    Feeling Guiilty about something
  • Why do Ralph run up to the mountain?
    To see if the signal fire was out
  • What does Festooned mean? Attempting to avoid notice OR Adorned, as with ribbons or other decorations?
    Adorned, as with ribbons or other decorations
  • Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?
    William Golding
  • Who stays behind with the littluns while Jack, Ralph, and the hunters find the beast?
    Piggy
  • Who recognizes the true nature of the beast on the island, but is unable to express it to others?
    Simon
  • What do Ralph and Piggy use as a horn?
    Conch Shell
  • Between whom is the main conflict "Lord of the Flies"
    Ralph and Jack
  • What does Officious mean? Radiant and bright OR Filled with authority, but it an annoying or domineering way?
    Filled with authority, but is an annoying or domineering way
  • Describe Piggy's Character
    Overweight; Wears glasses; Asthmatic; Lacks confidence; Organized; etc
  • Who are the first two characters we meet on the island?
    Ralph and Piggy
  • In chapter 6, what do the boyd discover while they are searching for the beast?
    Castle Rock
  • In ch. 3, who has been building shelters?
    Simon and Ralph
  • How do the boys manage to start the fire?
    With Piggy's Glasses
  • What does Effigy mean? Getting extremely angry OR a scultpure or model of a person
    A sculpture or model of a peron
  • What is the "Scar" on the island
    The indentation/ path caused by the plane crash
  • What does fire symbolize?
    Hope and Rescue; Destruction and Chaos
  • What figurative language is used in this quote: "The Darkness is full of claws"
    Metaphor
  • What does Contrite mean?
    Feeling remorse or guilt
  • In ch. 4, why did Percival cry on the beach?
    He got sand in his eyes