Lord of the Flies Review Questions With 100% Solved Answers

How the language in the first few paragraphs hint at the strangeness and terror of the island? - ANSWER -Ralph is surrounded by creeper things and he sees visions of red and yellow, and he hears witch-like cries, these are all things of something very terrible and strange What hints are we given about what has happened to the boys? - ANSWER -The boys start to talk about the pilot and the cockpit, and a passenger cabin, these are all things that have to do with a plane and then Ralph says he sees red and yellow coming out of the plane, so this probably means they were in some sort of plane crash What is the 'scar' that is often mentioned at the beginning of the chapter? - ANSWER -the wreckage and damage done to the boys on the island and the island from the plane crash Who makes the first leadership decisions and what are they? - ANSWER -Ralph makes the first leadership decisions by blowing the conch, forming all the boys together and making an assembly, he also makes the decisions to have rules and a leader Between Ralph and Piggy, who is cleverer? Explain your answer. - ANSWER -Although Piggy is weak, he is smarter than Ralph. Piggy is the one who comes up with the idea of using the conch. When someone blows into the conch it serves as a microphone that can be heard for miles. Why doesn't Piggy ask for the names of the choirboys? - ANSWER -He didn't ask their names because he was intimidated by the other boys because he is fat and all the other boys are fair. What are Jack's reasons for why he should be chief? - ANSWER -Jack thought that since he was the leader of the choir, and can sing a C sharp that he should be chief. Why is Piggy not considered to be chief? - ANSWER -Piggy was very smart, he had lots of ideas that all had been credited to Ralph. But, the boys didn't want a fat, short boy to be chief. What reasons are given for why Ralph is voted chief? - ANSWER -Ralph is still and calm, he is a fair boy with a good build, and he is powerful because of the conch