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LOTF chapter 1-6
Question | Answer |
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How did the boys come to be marooned on the island? | The plane they were on was shot down over the ocean. |
What do Piggy and Ralph do to gather the scattered boys? | They blow into a conch shell. |
What does Piggy not want to be called? | Piggy |
Whom do the boys elect leader? | Ralph |
What does Jack’s group become? | The hunters |
Who gets to speak at a meeting? | Whoever is holding the conch |
What frightening thing does the boy with a dark birthmark on his face say he saw at night? | A beastie |
What does Ralph say is the most important thing to do? | Keep a signal fire going so they can be rescued |
What do they use to light a fire? | Piggy’s glasses |
What happens to the boy with mulberry birthmark when a whole patch of trees catches on fire? | He disappears and likely has died. |
What is Jack trying to do in the forest? | Hunt |
What is Ralph frustrated about not having enough help with? | Building shelters |
Who helps Ralph with the third shelter? | Simon |
What does Jack think is more important than shelters and fire? | Meat |
Where does Simon often go alone? | To a clearing in the jungle |
How do the boys sleep? | Their sleep is filled with nightmares and crying out. |
What happens when the signal fire goes out? | A ship passes by. |
Why does the fire go out? | Because the boys in charge of the fire went hunting |
What do the boys do during the feast? | They dance around the fire chanting. |
What happens to Piggy’s glasses? | Jack throws them and a lens breaks |
What does Ralph think about his hair? | He’s annoyed it’s gotten long and mangy and hangs in his eyes. |
Why does Ralph call a meeting late in the evening? | To express his frustration that nothing is getting done |
What are the littluns terrified of and having nightmares about? | A beast or monster on the island |
Where does Percival say the beast comes from at night? | From the sea |
What happens to the group at the end of the meeting? | Jack runs off with most of the older boys. |
What comes down from the sky? | A dead pilot with his parachute |
What do Sam and Eric think they see in the morning? | The beast |
Where does the expedition take Jack and Ralph? | To a cave in an unexplored part of the island |
What do the other boys do while Jack and Ralph are exploring? | They roll rocks off a cliff. |
What do the boys want to do when Ralph says they have to keep searching? | Build a fort where they are |