LOTF - Chapters 7-12

What symbolic object in the novel was destroyed when Piggy died?

The conch shell was destroyed when Piggy died.

As Ralph drifts to sleep in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses," he imagines to himself, "Supposing they could be transported home by jet, then before morning they would land at that big airfield" where?

In Wiltshire

Who acts as Ralph's witness that he hit the boar with the spear in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees," saying "I saw you. Right bang on his snout—Wheee!"?

Maurice acts as Ralph's witness that he hit the boar with the spear.

Which of the boys pick up and carry the pig after the kill in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Maurice and Robert pick up the pig and carry it after the kill.

Which of the boys volunteer to go along with Jack to steal fire from the other camp that night in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

Maurice and Roger

In the reenactment of the pig killing in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness," who portrays the sow?

Maurice portrays the sow in the reenactment of the pig killing.

Who suggests that the boys need a drum after the pig-killing ritual in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Maurice suggests that the boys need a drum after the pig-killing ritual.

In Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses," Ralph claims that what happened during the ritual was murder. What does Piggy desperately claim it was instead?

Piggy claims for it to be an accident

How many feet down does Piggy fall when he is hit by the rock in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

Piggy falls down 40 feet when he is hit by the rock.

Who is back at the shelters with the littluns as the other boys are on the hunt for the beast in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Piggy is back at the shelters with the littluns as the other boys are on the hunt for the beast.

Who lights the new fire in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Piggy lights the new fire.

Piggy suggests to the boys that they rebuild the fire where, in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Piggy suggests that the boys should rebuild the fire by the platform.

Piggy says as they relight the fire in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses," "If only we could make a" what?

Radio

What does Ralph find in the forest to use as a weapon in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

Ralph finds a stick sharpened on both ends.

Ralph tells Piggy in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses," "I'm frightened. Of" what?

Ralph is frightened of all of them and what they can do to each other

What is Ralph said to be laying in at the beginning of Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

Ralph is said to be laying in a covert.

In Ralph's memory in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees," he recalls following his father from Chatham to where?

Ralph recalls following his father from Chatham to Devonport.

When Ralph looks back to Castle Rock from the forest in the beginning of Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters," who does he see "sitting on guard at the top of the cliff" with "a spear in his left hand and tossing up a pebble and catching it again with the right"?

Ralph sees Robert.

What does Ralph tell Piggy is "the only thing to do" in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Ralph tells Piggy that bathing is the only thing to do.

What word does Ralph use in referring to a bath in the beginning of Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Ralph uses the word 'wallow' to refer to a bath.

In the end of Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters," Ralph is said to weep for "the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart," and for the death of what "true, wise friend"?

Ralph weeps for Piggy.

In the beginning of Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees," Ralph wishes that he had a pair of scissors to do what?

Ralph wishes he had a pair of scissors to cut his hair.

Who stops Roger as he approaches the Castle Rock, saying "Halt! Who goes there?" in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

Robert

Who cuts his knee quite badly as the boys move along the rocks of the shoreline in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Robert cuts his knee quite badly as the boys move along the rocks of the shore line.

Who responds when Ralph asks where Jack is in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock," saying "He's hunting. And he said we weren't to let you in"?

Robert is the one who responds to Ralph during this situation.

In the reenactment of the killing of the pig in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness," who portrays the killer?

Robert portrays the killer in the reenactment of the killing of the pig.

Who asks Jack as he disembowels the pig, "How can we make a fire?" in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Roger is the one who asks Jack on how they can make a fire.

Who calls to Ralph and the others as they approach Jack's fortress in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock," saying "Halt! Who goes there?"

Roger is the one who calls to Ralph and the others.

Who pulls the lever that drops the boulder, killing Piggy, in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

Roger is the one who pulls the lever that drops the boulder and kills Piggy.

Who portrays the pig in the ritual dance after the feast in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Roger portrays the pig in the ritual dance after the feast.

Who says at the suggestion of going to Castle Rock to talk to Jack about Piggy's glasses, "We ought to take spears," in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

Sam

When Ralph and Piggy arrive at the feast in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death," which of the boys, "thinking that Ralph had turned to him accusingly, put down his gnawed bone with a nervous giggle"?

Sam put down his gnawed bone with a nervous giggle.

What do the twins and Piggy bring back to Ralph from the forest in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Samneric and Piggy bring back fruit to Ralph from the forest.

By what name does Ralph refer to Jack's followers in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

Savages/Reds

Who agrees to go back through the forest to the shelters and the littluns as the other boys head toward the mountain in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Simon agrees to go back through the forest to the shelters and the littluns as the other boys head toward the mountain.

What does Simon discover "the beast" to actually be in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Simon discovers the beast to actually be the dead parachuter.

Which of the boys is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Simon is killed during the ritual.

Simon makes an allusion to what English Queen in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Simon makes an allusion to Berengaria.

What does Simon say when he first speaks aloud in the jungle in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Simon says, "What else is there to do?" when he first speaks aloud in the jungle.

What ailment does Simon seemingly suffer from in Lord of the Flies?

Simon seemingly suffers from fainting.

What suggestion does Simon make when he takes the shell at the meeting in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Simon suggests that they should climb the mountain again.

What does Simon whisper to Ralph as Ralph sits engulfed in staring at the sea in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Simon whispers to Ralph, "You'll get back to where you came from."

What part of his body gives Simon frequent pain as he makes his way through the jungle in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Simon's tongue gives Simon frequent pain as he makes his way through the jungle.

Which boy interrupts Jack when he is talking about the beast appearing in disguise to say, "But didn't we, didn't we--?" in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

Stanley

What is the first tactic that Jack's tribe uses to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

The first tactic that Jack's tribe uses is that they hurl boulders into it.

How are the hunters able to find the wounded sow in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

The hunters were able to find the wounded sow by following its dung and footprints.

What does the imagery surrounding the vast sea symbolize in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

The imagery surrounding the vast sea symbolizes hopelessness and despair because the boys have no way of navigating a way home on their own and the waves keep pushing them back.

In Chapter 11: "Castle Rock," the narrator says, "There was no sign left of the storm, and the beach was swept clean like a blade that has been scoured." What literary technique is used in this sentence?

The literary technique used in this sentence is a simile.

What is the name of the littlun who first approaches the naval officer in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

The name of the littlun who first approaches the naval officer is Percival.

After the ritual in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death," the narrator says, "Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with" what?

The narrator says there are moonbeam-bodied creatures with fiery eyes.

The narrator states in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness," "The greatest ideas are the" what?

The narrator states that the greatest ideas are the simplest.

What is the second tactic used by Jack's tribe to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

The second tactic is that they light the thicket on fire.

Ralph says to the boys in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock" that when they approach Jack's camp "we won't be painted because we aren't" what?

The sentence ends with "because we aren't savages"

In the ending of Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters," the narrator notes that when the children all begin weeping, "The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little" what?

The sentence ends with "embarrassed".

As Ralph's remaining tribe heads toward Jack's fortress in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock," the narrator says, "Behind [Ralph] came the twins, worried now for a while but full of" what?

The sentence ends with "full of unquenchable vitality"

Piggy asks the crowd of boys during the showdown in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock," "Which is better—to have rules and agree, or" what?

The sentence ends with "to hunt and kill".

What is impaled on the stick that is referred as "The Lord of the Flies" in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

The sow's head is impaled on the stick and is referred to as "The Lord of Flies".

What happens to the body of the boy who is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

The waves of the ocean carry him out to sea.

What word used in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters" means a kiss of peace?

The word "pax" means a kiss of peace

What does the word "propitiate" mean, as used in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

The word propitiate means win or regain in favor of.

What word is used in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses" to mean pertaining to the study of religious truth or divinity?

Theological

What does Piggy say Sam and Eric are doing when Ralph arrives at the camp in the beginning of Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

They are collecting wood.

What colors of face paint is Jack described as wearing in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

White and Red

It is revealed to Roger in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses" that Jack got angry at what boy and had him tied up so that he can be beaten?

Wilfred

Where does the narrator say a great scab had formed on Ralph in the opening of Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses"?

His right knee.

What word used in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees" refers to the quality of being dulled or rounded at the extremity?

"Clamped" is the word used to refer to the quality of being dulled or rounded at the extremity.

What word used Chapter 9: "A View to a Death" means crazy or insane?

"Demented" means crazy or insane.

What word from Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees" means rich abundance or lushness?

"Luxuriance" is the word that means rich abundance or lushness.

Who does Piggy say was murdered in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

"Young Simon"

What lies on the ground behind Jack and his hunters when they emerge from the forest toward Ralph, Piggy, and the twins, in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock,"?

A pig's head lies on the ground when they emerge from the forest.

Who asks Jack in Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses," "What'll we use for lighting the fire"?

Bill

Which of the following is one of the central themes in Lord of the Flies?

Civilization vs Savagery is one of the central themes in the novel.

Who suggests that the boys use their socks like caps in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

Eric

The narrator notes when the feast begins to die down in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death," "Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with" what?

Evening had come, but with the threat of violence and not calm beauty.

What word from Chapter 10: "The Shell and the Glasses" means to make gestures in an excited manner?

Gesticulating

Who does Jack order his tribe to capture and tie up in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

He orders his tribe to capture and tie up Samneric.

What does the officer say drew his crew to the island in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

He says the smoke from the fire drew his crew to the island.

Who obeys when Jack orders "Give me a drink" after he's eaten at the feast in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Henry obeys Jack when he orders for somebody to give him a drink.

When the boys reenact the battle for the boar in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees," which of the boys portrays the boar?

Henry portrays the boar as they reenact the battle.

The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean was written by what Scottish author?

It was written by R.M. Ballantyne.

Sam and Eric tell Ralph in Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters" that Jack and who plant to hunt him tomorrow?

Jack and Roger plan to hunt him tomorrow.

Jack claims at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness" that Ralph "says things like" whom?

Jack claims at the meeting that Ralph says things like Piggy.

Who cuts the sow's neck with a knife in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

Jack cuts the sow's neck with a knife.

What is Jack described as wearing at his waist in the end of Chapter 12: "Cry of the Hunters"?

Jack is described as wearing a broken pair of spectacles.

Who says that the boys can't go start a fire on the mountain because they don't have the spectacles in Chapter 7: "Shadows and Tall Trees"?

Jack is the one who says the boys can't go start a fire on the mountain because they don't have Piggy's spectacles.

What does Jack say "doesn't count at this end of the island" in Chapter 9: "A View to a Death"?

Jack says the conch shell doesn't count at that end of the island.

Jack tells his hunters at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness" that Ralph said they are all what?

Jack tells his hunters at the meeting that Ralph said they are no good and are cowards.

What word does Jack use in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness" that refers to a person appointed to a position of command or authority?

Jack uses the word "chief" to refer to a person appointed to a position of command or authority.

What does the word "myopia" mean, as used in Chapter 11: "Castle Rock"?

Nearsightedness

How many of the boys raise their hands when Jack demands of them, "Who thinks Ralph oughtn't to be chief?" in Chapter 8: "Gift for the Darkness"?

None of the boys raise their hands when Jack demands them to denounce Ralph as chief.