Lord of the Flies Quiz

Who is called "the fair-haired boy" many times in the first few pages?

On a literal level, what is the Lord of the Flies?

Who said "My auntie told me not to run on account of my asthma."?

What is Ralph's main concern throughout most of the novel?

How do the boys get on the island at the beginning of the book?

How do Jack and his hunters get Piggy's glasses?

Who said "The fire is the most important thing on the island."?

Which word describes the mood of this passage? "There was a blink of bright light beyond the forest and thunder exploded

What happened to the boy with the mulberry scar?

Who said "he's not a hunter. He'd never have gotten us meat. He isn't a prefect and we don't know anything about him"?

What are the "creepers"?

Which literary term refers to when a reader needs to infer information about a character through actions & thoughts?

Jack leads the choirboys in a procession to where the conch was blown. Who then faints?

Whose idea was it to blow the conch in order to see if there were other survivors on the island?

How does a rescue ship finally find the boys?

In the beginning of the novel, how does Ralph instill confidence in the others?

Who does not leave Ralph's tribe to join Jack's tribe?

In the beginning of the novel, what does Jack put his choir in charge of?

Who said "We'll have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks-em!"

When do Ralph, Jack and the others discover Castle Rock?

Jack and the choirboys manage to kill a pig, but what did they miss while they were out hunting?

The older boys had convinced everyone that there was no beast on the island until...

Which literary term means "a reference to history, literature, or mythology"?

Which literary term refers to very descriptive writing that paints a picture in the reader's mind?

Which literary term means "a message/moral/life lesson that a story conveys"?

Who said "But you can feel as if you're not hunting, but being hunted, as if something's behind you all the time"?

Who said "We saw your smoke. What have you been doing? Having a war or something?"

What do the boys use to light the rescue fire for the first time?

What are the "littluns" afraid of?

What was the beast (literally) that Sam, Eric, Jack, and Ralph saw?

Who often wandered into the jungle by himself?

Why do the boys chop off the pig head and put it on top of a spear?

What happened the first time Jack went to kill a pig?

Who remained in the woods and threw stones at the little ones as they were building sand castles?

Jack invites everyone from Ralph's group to come have a feast, Simon crawls out of the woods, what happens next?

What is the "scar"?

After the search party confirms the existence of "the beast", who suggests the boys go back up in daylight to see it?

Which literary term means "when an author uses direct exposition (narration) to discuss a character"?

Who killed Piggy?

Which system is most likely Jack's leadership style?

Who said "I'm going to him with this conch in my hands. I'm going to hold it out.--and you haven't asthma"

Who claimed they were not at the feast?

Who said "That littl'un...him with the mark on his face. I don;t see him. Where is he now?"

Which literary term means "a character changes throughout the course of a novel"?

Who said "I'm not going to play any longer! Not with you!"

Who is the author of Lord of the Flies?

Which literary term means "a character that does not change throughout a novel"?

Which tone word best describes the boys' mood at the beginning of the book?

Who said "It was an accident, that's what it was. An accident."?

Who is elected chief at the beginning of the novel?

Which literary term means "the use of objects/characters meant to be viewed both literally and w/ a more complex meaning

During which time period does Lord of the Flies take place?

Who said "I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach"?

Who suggests that the beast might be people/themselves?

What is the significance of "a stick sharpened on both ends?"