Lord of the Flies Exam Study Guide Answers PDF

Lord of the Flies Exam Study Guide 1. What is the genre? Historical Fiction 2. Who is the author? William Golding 3. Describe Ralph. - he’s a leader: positive, the little ones listen to him -handsome -priority: fire on the mountain to get rescued 4. Describe Jack....

Lord of the Flies Exam Study Guide 1. What is the genre? Historical Fiction 2. Who is the author? William Golding 3. Describe Ralph. - he’s a leader: positive, the little ones listen to him -handsome -priority: fire on the mountain to get rescued 4. Describe Jack. - Choir Boy -Savage/Hunter -Priority: food -Leader: negative, people follow him out of fear 5. Describe Piggy. - Fat and gets made fun of - Very sensitive - Smart - Priority: conch-order to society - Pushed off the cliff by Roger and he dies 6. How do the boys end up on the island? -plane crashed 7. What does Ralph use to gather the boys together for the first time? -the conch 8. What job are the choir boys responsible for/given? -they are hunters 9. What is Ralph’s plan for rescue? -keep a fire going on the mountain 10. While the twins are guarding the fire, what/who do the twins think they see? -The Beast: paratrooper/soldier stuck in the tree 11. Who puts the dead pig’s head on the stick? Why? -Jack because it’s a peace offering to the beast  -It’s the Lord of the Flies 12. Who is Simon? How does he die? -a loner boy on the island. He hangs with Ralph and Piggy. -dies: the boys kill him because they think he is the beast 13. Jack’s tribe invades the beach and steals what? -Piggy’s glasses: to make fire 14. Describe what happens to Piggy at Castle Rock. -He dies. -Roger pushed him off the cliff with a boulder and he landed on the rocks. 15. Who is really the Lord of the Flies? -Pig’s head on a stick 16. Who saves Ralph in the end? -A naval officer -Irony because his dad is a naval officer 17. What does Ralph’s father do for a living? -He’s a naval officer 18. Make a list of symbols from the novel. What do they represent? The Beast Fear of the unknown The Conch Order and Society, leadership Castle Rock A more fearful society Fire Rescue Piggy’s Glasses Hope, Possible Rescue Annotate the following excerpts. Focus on identifying figurative language. “Before the party had started a great log had been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol” Simile “This last piece of shop brought sniggers from the choir, who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks and examined Ralph with interest.” Simile “Betrayed by his stomach, Piggy threw a picked bone down on the beach and stooped for more” Personification “Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up.” Simile Alliteration “When the creepers shook the flies exploded from the guts with a vicious note and clamped back on again” Imagery “All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat.” Imagery