Homework Questions for Lord of the Flies, Chapters 1-8, 10
Lord of the
Flies – Chapter 1
- How did the boys end up on the island? (7-8)
- Describe the way Ralph and Piggy interact the
first time they meet. (10-14)
- How does Ralph call all of the boys to a meeting?
(17)
- How did Ralph become the chief? Why do you think the boys chose him?
(22)
- Jack also wants to be chief, but the boys didn’t
vote for him. What position does
he take instead? (23)
- Describe some of the things that the boys do
during the first meeting. (17-25)
- How do Ralph and Jack treat Piggy during the
first meeting? (20-25)
- Why do the boys go exploring? (25)
- Who goes exploring and what do they find? (25-31)
- Why do you think Jack was unable to kill the pig?
(31)
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 2
- How does Ralph use the conch to control the
meeting? (33)
- Why does Jack like the new rules? (33)
- What is the small boy afraid of? (35-36)
- Piggy refers to the boys as acting like “a bunch
of kids (38).” What does this tell
us about Piggy’s character?
- How do they light the fire? Why? (41)
- How do Ralph and Jack treat Piggy when he tries
to speak? (42)
- How does Piggy think they should handle their
situation? (45)
- From what you have read so far, describe Ralph,
Jack, and Piggy.
- If you were one of the boys on the island, who
would you want to be the leader – Ralph, Piggy, or Jack?
- Describe Piggy’s concerns at the end of the
chapter. (46-47)
Lord of the
Flies – Chapter 3
- Describe the change in Jack as a hunter. (49-50)
- How does Jack describe the experience of hunting?
(53)
- How do Jack’s goals and Ralph’s goals differ?
(53)
- What does Ralph want Jack to help him with?
(54-55)
- Describe the role Simon plays in the conversation
between Ralph and Jack. (52-55)
- How does the conversation between Jack and Ralph
depict them as conflicting leaders? (50-55)
- Describe Simon’s physical appearance. (55-56)
- Using the description of Simon’s actions, explain
what you think is happening to Simon. (55-57)
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 4
- Who are the ‘littluns’ and where do they spend
their time? (59-60)
- Describe Henry, Percival, and Johnny. (60)
- What does Maurice do to the littluns? How does he feel about it? Why? (60)
- Describe the role Henry takes on when playing
with the sea creatures. (61)
- What does Maurice do to Henry? How does he feel
about it? Why? (61-62)
- How does Jack disguise himself? (63-64)
- Why is Ralph so upset that the fire went out?
(64-68)
- Summarize Jack’s story about the pig. (69-71)
- How is this hunting story different from their
first encounter with the pig? (69-71)
- How does this incident affect the roles of Jack
and Ralph and their relationship?
Lord of the
Flies – Chapter 5
- How does Ralph feel about Piggy? (78)
- List at least tow points Ralph wants to discuss
at the assembly. (79-81)
- Why do you think Ralph admits his fear? (82)
- Why does Jack yell at the littluns?
- What similarity does Piggy point out between the
boys and the beast? (83)
- What doe the boys discover about the beast that
Phil describes? (84-85)
- What does Simon think the beast might be? (89)
- Summarize the argument on pages 91-92.
- What do Ralph and Piggy talk about on pages
92-94?
- What do agree with what the boys say
about grownups? (94)
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 6
- Describe what Sam and Eric saw on the
mountain. (95-100)
- What does Jack say about the conch? (101-102)
- What do the boys decide to do about the beast?
(101-103)
- Describe Ralph’s reaction to the boys rolling the
rocks. (106-108)
- What do you think the beast is? Why?
Lord of the Flies –
Chapter 7
1.
Describe
Ralph’s reaction to his changing physical appearance. (109-110)
2.
Summarize
Ralph’s daydream. (112 and 116-117)
3.
How does
Ralph react to hitting the pig with his spear? (113-114)
4.
Describe the
scene with Robert. How does Ralph react
to what is happening? (114-115)
5.
Summarize the
argument between Ralph and Jack. (117-119)
6.
Describe the
tone that Jack and Ralph use in the conversation before they go up the mountain
to look at the beast. (119-123)
7. What do the boys find on the mountain and
how do they react to it? (123)
Lord of the Flies – Chapter 8
1. How does the argument between Ralph and Jack end this
time? (124-127)
2. What decision do the boys come to about the fire? Why do they have to do this? (128-130)
3. Describe the first thing that Jack does with his camp.
(133-136)
4. What do the hunters do with the pig’s head? Why? (136-137)
5. Describe Ralph’s fear. (139)
6. What kind of words does the narrator and Ralph use to
describe the boys in the hunting party? (139-142)
7. Describe what you think is happening to Simon. (143-144)
Lord of the Flies –
Chapter 10
1.
Summarize the
conversation between Ralph and Piggy. (155-158)
2.
What does
Jack talk about with his tribe? (159-161)
3.
What is
Ralph’s game of supposing? (164) Why do
you think he does this/
4.
What does
Jack’s tribe come for in the middle of the night? (165-167)
5.
Why does
Piggy think that they wanted the conch?