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Chapter 5 Study Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Ralph decide about the meeting that he is about to have? | Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. |
| What does this say about how Ralph is changing? | We see that Ralph is becoming more serious and concerned with everyone’s behavior. |
| What does Ralph start to realize about his appearance? | Ralph realizes that his hair is getting longer, he is dirty and his clothes are torn. |
| What does Ralph realize a chief needs to be able to do? | Ralph realizes that a chief needs to be able to think quickly and make decisions. |
| Where does Piggy stand at the beginning of the assembly? | Piggy stands outside the triangle by himself. |
| What is the first thing Ralph lists as something that the boys have failed to do? | Ralph says that the boys have failed to keep fresh water in the coconut shells. |
| What is Ralph’s second complaint? | Ralph’s second complaint is that nobody is helping with chores (like the shelters) |
| What is Ralph’s third complaint? | Ralphs third complaint is that people aren’t using the designated bathroom area. |
| What do all the littluns laugh about while Ralph is talking? | The littleuns laugh about Ralph’s discussion of the bathroom. |
| What is Ralph’s fourth command? | Ralph’s fourth command is that the boys cannot take fire down off of the mountain. |
| What does Ralph say about fires for cooking? | Ralph tells the boys that if they want fire for cooking they will have to bring their food up to the top of the mountain and use the big fire. |
| What is the last thing Ralph tries to talk about before he loses control? | Ralph tries to talk to the boys about fear and how that is causing everything to fall apart on the island. |
| What does Ralph decide about the meeting that he is about to have? | Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. Ralph decided that this has to be a serious meeting. |
| What does this say about how Ralph is changing? | We see that Ralph is becoming more serious and concerned with everyone’s behavior. |
| What does Ralph start to realize about his appearance? | Ralph realizes that his hair is getting longer, he is dirty and his clothes are torn. |
| What does Ralph realize a chief needs to be able to do? | Ralph realizes that a chief needs to be able to think quickly and make decisions. |
| Where does Piggy stand at the beginning of the assembly? | Piggy stands outside the triangle by himself. |
| What is the first thing Ralph lists as something that the boys have failed to do? | Ralph says that the boys have failed to keep fresh water in the coconut shells. |
| What is Ralph’s second complaint? | Ralph’s second complaint is that nobody is helping with chores (like the shelters) |
| What is Ralph’s third complaint? | Ralphs third complaint is that people aren’t using the designated bathroom area. |
| What do all the littluns laugh about while Ralph is talking? | The littleuns laugh about Ralph’s discussion of the bathroom. |
| What is Ralph’s fourth command? | Ralph’s fourth command is that the boys cannot take fire down off of the mountain. |
| What does Ralph say about fires for cooking? | Ralph tells the boys that if they want fire for cooking they will have to bring their food up to the top of the mountain and use the big fire. |
| What is the last thing Ralph tries to talk about before he loses control? | Ralph tries to talk to the boys about fear and how that is causing everything to fall apart on the island. |
| What does Jack have to say about the littluns’ fear? | Jack is very critical of the littluns fear and basically makes fun of them for not being able to deal with their emotions. |
| What did the boy named Phil think he saw? | Phil thinks that he sees the beastie in the jungle. |
| What did the boy really see?’ | Phil really saw Simon sneaking off to his hiding space in the middle of the night. |
| How does Maurice get the littluns to stop crying? | Maurice gets the littluns to stop crying by pretending to fall off one of the logs. |
| According to Percival, where does the beast live? | According to Percival, where does the beast live? |
| What does Simon suggest about the beast? | Simon suggests that the beast is really all of them. |
| What do the boys vote on? | The boys vote on whether or not they believe in ghosts. The boys vote on whether or not they believe in ghosts. The boys vote on whether or not they believe in ghosts. |
| Why does Ralph not blow the conch? | Ralph doesn’t blow the conch because he is afraid that the boys won’t return this time |