Lord of the Flies Study Guide Questions for Chapters 1-3

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Study Questions for Lord of the Flies- Assignment #1, Ch. 1-3 Provide textual evidence (a quote with proper MLA citation) while answering each question below. Please weave the quote in. You will need a separate sheet of paper. Chapter One 1. Why is the chapter entitled .The Sound of the Shell? a. This title is entitled The Sound Of The Shell because Ralph uses the shell to “call the others” (Golding 16). 2. What is Ralph’s attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter? a. Ralph treats Piggy in a way that “hurt and crushed him” (Golding 25). 3. What is the significance of Piggy’s plea to join the expedition? a. Piggy feels a connection to Ralph because he “was with him before anyone else was” (Golding 24). 4. Why is Ralph elected chief? a. Ralph is elected chief because he is the guy with “the trumpet-thing” (Golding 22). 5. What is the scar that is repeatedly mentioned? a. The scar is the remains “of the plane” (Golding 8). 6. Why is Jack unable to kill the pig? a. Jack is unable to kill the pig because “of the unbearable blood” (Golding 31). 7. What do Piggy, Simon, and the littlun with the birthmark have in common? a. They are all outsiders. Piggy is called Piggy (self-explanatory), Simon is “always throwing a faint”, and the littlun with the birthmark has an odd birthmark (Golding 20). 8. How is Jack presented to the reader? a. Jack is presented as someone with a lot of arrogance whe he points out that he is “chapter chorister and head boy” (Golding 22). Chapter Two 1. What question does the littlun with the birthmark raise? a. The littlun wants to know what Jacka dn Ralph are going to do about “the snake-thing” (Golding 35). 2. How do Ralph and Jack answer the question about the beast? a. They say that he “couldn’t have [seen] a

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