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Lord of the Flies Reading Quizzes. Chapters 4-6 – Catch-up quiz on key scenes from these chapters Chapter 7 – Shadows and Tall Trees. Thursday, Feb. 2. Quiz on Chapters 4-6 (p. 58-108) Get out a half-sheet of paper and a pen/pencil Put your name and date on the top of the paper.
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Lord of the Flies Reading Quizzes Chapters 4-6 – Catch-up quiz on key scenes from these chapters Chapter 7 – Shadows and Tall Trees
Thursday, Feb. 2 • Quiz on Chapters 4-6 (p. 58-108) • Get out a half-sheet of paper and a pen/pencil • Put your name and date on the top of the paper
Question 1 (Chapter 4) “You let the fire go out.” • Who says these lines to whom?
Question 2 (Chapter 4) “I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.” • Who says these lines to whom?
Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”?
Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him?
Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.” • Tell: (1) who is speaker A, (2) who is speaker B, and (3) how this episode can be seen as humorous.
Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to?
Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night?
Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep?
Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain?
Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast?
Question 1 (Chapter 4) “You let the fire go out.” • Who says these lines to whom?
Question 1 (Chapter 4) “You let the fire go out.” • Who says these lines to whom? • Ralph says it to Jack.
Question 2 (Chapter 4) “I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.” • Who says these lines to whom?
Question 2 (Chapter 4) “I got you meat! Now you eat – all of you.” • Who says these lines to whom? • Jack says this to the boys.
Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”?
Question 3 (Chapter 4) • Who are the “littluns”? • They are the younger boys, about aged 6; they eat a lot, play, cry for their parents, and obey the conch (authority).
Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him?
Question 4 (Chapter 4) • When Roger throws the stones in the direction of Henry, is he trying to hit the boy or just scare him? • Roger is just trying to scare Henry.
Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.” • Tell: (1) who is speaker A, (2) who is speaker B, and (3) how this episode can be seen as humorous.
Question 5 (Chapter 4) A: “We could make a sundial. We could put a stick in the sand, and then—” B: “And an airplane, and a TV set, and a steam engine.” A: “You have to have a lot of metal things for that.” • Speaker A is Piggy; speaker B is Ralph. This scene is funny because Ralph makes a joke about Piggy’s plan, but Piggy doesn’t get the joke.
Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to?
Question 6 (Chapter 5) • When Ralph calls the assembly, what does he complain that some of the kids are doing near the camp in an area they’re not supposed to? • He complains about them urinating too close to camp.
Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night?
Question 7 (Chapter 5) • What is the reaction of the boys after hearing the littlun’s story about seeing the beast in the middle of the night? • They are captivated, spellbound by the boy’s account of seeing the beast.
Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep?
Question 8 (Chapter 5) • What do Ralph and the boys miss about their home, as they daydream before going off to sleep? • Their auntie, father, relatives. Or, some miss the technology (TV, cars, planes, etc.).
Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain?
Question 9 (Chapter 6) • Who or what drops down from the sky onto the mountain? • A soldier in a parachute.
Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast?
Question 10 (Chapter 6) • Where is the last place on the island that Jack and Ralph plan to look for the beast? • A rocky outcropping on the “tail-end” of the island.
Friday, Feb. 7 • Quiz on Chapter 7, “Shadows and Tall Trees” (109-123) • Get out a half-sheet of paper and a pen/pencil • Put your name and date on the top of the paper
Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar.
Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience?
Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy?
Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast?
Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic?
Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar.
Question 1 • True or False: when Ralph goes hunting with Jack, Ralph kills a boar. • False. He wounds a boar but does not kill it.
Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience?
Question 2 • How does Ralph feel after his hunting experience? • He enjoys hunting. • He finds it exhilarating. • He is proud that he struck the boar with his spear.
Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy?
Question 3 • When the boys want to continue searching for the beast at night, who volunteers to run back through the forest alone to tell Piggy? • Simon offers to run back alone.
Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast?
Question 4 • Which boy joins Ralph and Jack on their search for the beast? • Roger joins the two boys.
Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic?
Question 5 • What do the three boys see at the top of the mountain that causes them to run away in panic? • A “rock-like hump” • “something like a great ape was sitting asleep with its head between its knees.”