LOTF Test Review

Identify the literary device: "the lagoon was still as a mountain lake..."

On writing Lord of the Flies, Golding said:

Who is not a character in Lord of the Flies?

What does the Lord of the Flies symbolize? 

In Lord of the Flies, what was the Beastie?

Which one of these characters represents civilization and rules?

According to Ralph, what is the top priority?

Where Were the Boys in The Lord of the Flies From?

Identify the literary device: "...who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks..."

Identify the literary device: "a clean flag of flame flying..."

What is the name for the long, hanging vines on the island?

What are two symbols in the novel?

Identify the literary device: "The boys began to babble."

Identify the literary device: "...one was clamped down, one was helpless, one was condemned, on was...."

How many people die in lord of the flies?

The fire symbolized what in the LOTF?

Identify the literary device: "Sche-aa-ow!"

The Lord of the Flies is a reference to Beelzebub, this type of reference is called?

How does Simon converse with the Lord of the Flies?

Identify the literary device: "Treasure Island", "Swallows and Amazons", "Coral Island"

In The Lord of the Flies, Piggy symbolizes

Which two characters are killed by the other kids?

Identify the literary device: "The rock was as large as a small motor car."

What does the Lord of the Flies symbolize?

What award did William Golding win?

Identify the literary device: "...and played leapfrog on his highs."

What did Piggy's glasses symbolize in LOTF?

This term refers to an extended metaphor:

Identify the literary device: "...little breezes crept...the palm fronds would whisper..."

A play on words

Who raised Piggy?

Identify the literary device: "...Three blind mice..."

Identify the literary device: "...the fire growled at them."

Who helps Ralph build shelters?

LOTF was written in direct response to which novel?

Why does Jack believe that he should be the leader?

A "softer", more inoffensive word or phrase, used as a substitute for one considered too hard or blunt, when referring t

What did the "mask" or painting of the face symbolize in LOTF?

How does Piggy die?

Identify the literary device: "One patch touched a tree trunk and scrambled up like a bright squirrel."

The literary devise the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

What is the nationality of the author and characters?

What historical figure is Simon from LOTF compared to?

What is a theme of Lord of the Flies?

What happens to the conch at the end of the book?

What year was the novel published?

Who wrote the Lord of the Flies?

All of the following are symbols in Lord of the Flies except . . .

Which one of these characters represents savagery and wildness?

Identify the literary device: "...then returned as a fighter-plane..."

Symbols: Isolation/Paradise

Identify the literary device: "His hair was full of dirt and trapped like the tendrils of a creeper."

Identify the literary device: "...thunder went off like a gun."

What theme does Jack represent in Lord of the Flies?

In what year was Golding born?

Identify the literary device: "beard of flame..." and "....river of sparks...."

Identify the literary device: "but it was thick and woven like a bird's nest."

What did the conch symbolize in LOTF?

What does Ralph's father do for a living?

Who starts the fire that brings rescue?

Golding says that the beast on the mountain looks like

What major event in William Golding's life inspired him to write Lord of the Flies?

Do the boys in The Lord of the Flies get off of the Island?

Which two character does NOT descend into savagery?

What is the theme of LOTF?

Identify the literary device: "Small flames....crawled away...scrambled up".

Who is the very first character mentioned in the novel?

What type of irony is when the reader knows something the character doesn't

How does Simon die?

Why is Ralph initially elected as the leader?

Why does Ralph want a fire on the mountain?

Which character "rescues" the boys at the end of the novel?

Identify the literary device: "...that buzzed..."

Using the same vowel sound in two or more nearby words in a sentence

Identify the literary device: "This toy of voting..."

Golding's most predominant literary device in Lord of the Flies

In The Lord of the Flies, the beastie symbolizes:

How many times was LOTF rejected?

What does Jack leave as a tribute to the beast?

In Lord of the Flies who was The Leader of the new Group of Kids

Identify the literary device: "We've got to make smoke up there - or die."

Identify the literary device: "...the tears leapt from his eyes..."

When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.

What is a theme of Lord of the Flies?

Identify the literary device: "was only invaded by the sea at high tide..."

What is the 'scar' in The Lord of The Flies

Who has a conversation with the Lord of the Flies?

Identify the literary device: "...the heat hit him..."

Why was the severed sow's head (and the title of the book) called the Lord of the Flies?

Who is the protagonist in The Lord of the Flies?

Identify the literary device: "Their heads clustered above the trunks in the green shade..."

At the end of the novel, Ralph is:

Identify the literary device: "The great rock loitered, poised on one toe, decided not to return..."

Identify the literary device: "I told you a dozen times now"

Which item is a symbol of civilization and order?

In Lord of the Flies, who is the first to die?

Which character is known as the "fair-haired" boy in the novel?

Identify the literary device: "the sun gazed down like an angry eye...."

Identify the literary device: "...spread along a series of short sharp cries, the sighting call."

Who are the first two characters we meet in the book?