LORD OF THE FLIES EXAM QUESTIONS

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LORD OF THE FLIES EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What is the beast from the air?

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A parachute, bearing a figure that hangs with dangling limbs, is the beast from the air.Question 2: The little boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark comes forward to speak of what?What element does he introduce? How does he describe it? How does the descriptive phrase, "the small boy twisted further into himself" hint at a theme?

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The six-year-old hints at the presence of a "beastie" on the island. If this were the Garden of Eden, it could be said that the boy introduces a consideration of evil. He describes a "snake-thing,"vaguely reminiscent of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The boy "twists" into himself, like a snake, subtly indicating, for the first time, Golding's belief that the beast is within all of us.

Question 3: In what ways does the author create a Christ-likeness about Simon?

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Simon, dark haired, dark skinned, and barefoot, leaves the multitudes behind to head to the mountain alone. His physical appearance, as well as his kindness and goodness, adds to the motif of Biblical parallels.

Question 4: What decisions are made at the meeting held the first evening?

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The boys decide they will need hunters, make rules, and make a fire. They also establish that whoever has the conch has the authority to be the speaker.Question 5: Reread the description of the choir leader. Discuss Golding's use of color and imagery, and what it may foreshadow.

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Golding describes the choir leader in dark, severe terms. He says the boy is skeleton-like, tall, thin, bony, crumpled, and ugly. Golding tops off the description with red hair, a black, flowing cape, and a disposition given to anger. The red and black colors are used to represent evil. The description summons images of a devil, and probably foreshadows the boy's malevolent character.

Question 6: How old is Ralph?

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Ralph is twelve years and a few months old.

Question 7: What is the "darker shadow"?

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The "darker shadow" that creeps under Roger's skin is symbolic of the innate human evil that resides in all of us. As the novel develops, the idea of the "beastie" being outside of them gives way to the idea that the true beast lies within, under their own skin.

Question 8: From what point of view is Lord of the Flies told?

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The narrator speaks in the third-person omniscient viewpoint. Primarily, the story is told from Ralph's point of view, but, in certain episodes, Simon or Jack is the focus.Question 9: What theme is Golding developing in the opening paragraph of Chapter Five?

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The theme of the loss of innocence is developed in this chapter. Pacing by the water, Ralph walks toward the strip remembering the enthusiastic exploration and the fun in the sun almost as though it was part of another life. Then he turns, walking toward the platform, overcome by the weight of responsibility.

Question 10: Describe the island and explain the significance of its shape.

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The island is roughly boat-shaped with beautiful cliffs of pink rock and dense with trees. The island represents a boat. All the boys are on an adventure, and all are in the same boat, but where is this boat heading?Question 11: What is the meaning of the word "dumb" in the statement "boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand?

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Dumb here communicates an idea of senseless and unfeeling as well as uncommunicative.

Question 12: What is Simon's function here?

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Simon reasons out the inconsistencies of the beast: it leaves no tracks, is slow, and must be inherent in the nature of man, rather than being an external beast.Question 13: Ralph, after the three explorers reach the top, makes the statement, "This belongs to us." What is the significance of this statement?

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This statement reinforces Ralph's authority. It is similar to European explorers' claiming their discoveries in the names of their kings and queens.

Question 14: On what ominous note does Chapter Two end?

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Chapter two ends with the suspicion that the boy with the mulberry colored birthmark is missing. The simile, "The crowd was as silent as death," seems to foreshadow that he was likely killed, perhaps by the fire.Question 15: What is the first act of willful destruction? What is the boys' reaction?

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The three boys on the expedition roll the large boulder down the hill watching it destroy everything in its path. They feel triumphant and spend almost five minutes admiring their act.

Question 16: What is Jack's response to Simon's statement?

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After considering the statement and even trying to brush it away, Jack admits that he, too, sometimes feels that while he is hunting in the woods, he is being hunted. It is one of the few times that the reader can sense that Jack is sympathetic toward anyone.

Question 17: Contrast Ralph's and Jack's reactions to missing their first chance of rescue.

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Ralph flies into a rage, indicating that he is still interested in the good of the whole group and tied to the outside civilization. Jack is in a state of bloody exaltation. For him, the need to be rescued is much less immediate.Question 18: What is Golding's purpose in introducing the scene of the little ones playing in the sand and in the pool?

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This scene establishes the innocence of children and sets the stage, as the story develops, to contrast the loss of innocence.

Question 19: The language in the description of Ralph may foreshadow what?

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Golding's choice of vocabulary: black shoes, kicked...fiercely, ripped off, skull-like coconuts, sliding over the skin, and snake-like clasp sets an evil tone. It seems to foreshadow a shady character.Question 20: Golding writes, "The shameful knowledge grew in them and they did not know how to begin confession." What is the shameful knowledge? How is confession made?

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After gathering all the wood and leaves, the leaders of the group realize that they have no idea how they will start the fire. Ralph was the first to speak, asking Jack to light the fire, and then, asking the group if anyone had any matches. Jack comes up with the idea of using Piggy's spectacles as lenses to ignite the leaves.

Question 21: What are the secondary conflicts?

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The secondary conflicts are person vs. person, epitomized in the relationship of Ralph and Jack, and person vs. nature: the boys' trying to exist on the desert island, finding food, building shelters, etc.Question 22: Explain the significance of the statement, "By the time the pile [of firewood] was built, they were on different sides of a high barrier."

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The boys' failure to understand each other's points of view creates a wall-a high barrier- between them that cannot be easily crossed. They now stand, as earlier suggested, continents apart. The severing of their relationship is complete.