Questions chapter 1-6 lord of the flies

Who was supposed to keep the fire going?

jack and the choir boys

Who says the following? "Maybe . . . there is a beast. What I mean is . . . maybe it's only us.

simon

Who claims no one will know where the boys are due to an atom bomb?

piggy

Who says the following? "There was a ship. Out there. You said you'd keep the fire going and you let it out!

Ralph

What is the most important thing on the island?

smoke

The two boys, bullet-headed and with hair like tow, flung themselves down and lay grinning and panting at Ralph like dogs." This is an example of a ____________________.

simile

Who says the following? "Grownups know things. . . . They ain't afraid of the dark. they'd meet and have tea and discuss. then things 'ud be all right--

piggy

The "beast on the mountaintop" is actually

A dead parachutist

What do Ralph, Simon, and Jack set out to do after the meeting?

survey the island

What do the boys call the area where the plane crashed into the island?

the scar

Other than being knowledgeable about the plane crash, Piggie has the idea to:

se the conch shell to call a meeting. and build a raft to float back

What are the parent situations for Ralph and Piggie?

Piggy lives with his aunt Ralph's dad is a naval officer and Piggie's dad is dead We aren't sure about Ralph and Piggies' mothers

Who becomes obsessed with hunting?

jack

Who becomes lost during the fire on the mountain?

the boy with the mulberry colored birthmark

Which boy, after gathering fruit for the littluns, walked alone into the forest as if directed to a specific place?

simon

What does Ralph use to summon the boys to the beach?

conch

Who says the following? "Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don't know where we are 'cos we never got there.

piggy

Who speaks these lines? "We saw no houses, no smoke, no footprints, no boats, no people. We're on an uninhabited island with no other people on it.

ralph

When Piggie gets a chance to speak, what is he angry about?

That nobody has built shelters.

What is one of the first rules the boys make?

Whoever has the conch may speak.

What hunting accessory does Jack discover to help him stalk down his prey?

spears

Who says the following? "I been in bed so much I done some thinking. I know about people. I know about me. And him. He can't hurt you: but if you stand out of the way he'd hurt the next thing. And that's me.

piggy

Who says the following? "If I blow the conch and they don't come back; then we've had it. We shan't keep the fire going. We'll be like animals. We'll never be rescued.

ralph

Which boy competes with Ralph to be the "chief"?

jack

Ralph is elected chief mainly because he possesses

the conch

Who says the following? "Conch! Conch! We don't need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter? It's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us

jack

An early conflict surfaces between Jack and Ralph. While Ralph sees shelter as a priority. Jack is more interested in

meat

Who is "the fair haired boy" mentioned in the first pages of the novel?

ralph

One of Ralph's first orders as chief was to make a fire on the mountain. His reason for the fire was

to be rescued

He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up." What character is the narrator talking about in this passage?

jack

Who says the following? "We've seen the beast with our own eyes. No--we weren't asleep--. . . . It was furry. there was something moving behind its head--wings. The beast moved too--. . . . There were eyes-- Teeth-- Claws-- We ran as fast as we could.

samneric

What is the fire meant to do?

alert the people on the ships that the boys are trapped

What character appreciates the beauty of the jungle?

simon

What is used to make a fire?

piggy's glasses

What is one of the reasons that Jack offers he should be chosen as chief?

he can sing a c sharp