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LordoftheFliesTest 1
LordoftheFliesTest 1
LordoftheFliesTest 1
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
a. Only II c. I and II
b. Only III d. I, II and III
a. Only I c. I and II
b. Only II d. I, II and III
____ 31. Piggy insists on visiting Jack’s tribe to
a. start a signal fire c. get his glasses back
b. fight them d. save Samneric
____ 32. Golding uses the boys’ hair to:
Matching
____ 36. the evil that lives within all men, natural savagery, the devil
____ 37. the boys’ fears and fear of the unknown
____ 38. liberation (freedom) from shame, civility, and self-consciousness
____ 39. a loss of logic, reason, maturity, civility and reality
____ 40. order, government, leadership, and civilization
a. 1st d. 4th
b. 2nd e. 5th
c. 3rd
a. Piggy d. Jack
b. Simon e. Ralph
c. Roger
____ 56. “No, I’m not. I just think you’ll get back alright”
____ 57. “I got the conch!”
____ 58. “I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue.”
____ 59. “Use a littlun”
____ 60. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
Lord of the Flies Short Answer Questions
Choose 3 of the following prompts. Respond in a full paragraph (5-7 sentences) for each.
Make sure that you do not use the exact same examples in your responses. Choose prompts that will
allow you different examples for support.
1) Defend or criticize Ralph’s actions as leader. Overall, do you believe he is a strong or flawed
leader? What point is Golding try to make about leadership? Provide two or three examples
from the text to support your reasoning.
2) In the novel The Lord of the Flies, what does Golding suggest is the primary reason (or rea-
sons) that human beings will follow corrupt leaders? (Remember, this is a literary analysis so all of
your information about following corrupt leaders must be tied to the book). Provide two or three ex-
amples from the text to support your reasoning.
3) Who or what is to blame for the complete breakdown on the island? Through this breakdown,
what universal truth/message (about life, about human beings, about human nature, etc.) does
Golding attempt to convey? Provide two or three examples from the text to support your rea-
soning.
4) Choose one of the following characters and analyze their significance in the story: Ralph,
Piggy, Jack. Consider how they change on the island, their actions and thoughts, their physi-
cal looks, and any symbolic or allegorical meaning attached to the character. Provide least
two or three specific examples from the text to support your reasoning.
5) Choose one of the following symbols and discuss how Golding develops its meaning
throughout the book: Piggy’s glasses, the Conch, Face Paint, Smoke/Fire. Provide least two
or three specific examples from the text to support your reasoning.
Lord of the Flies Test
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: C PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: B PTS: 1
4. ANS: B PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
6. ANS: A PTS: 1
7. ANS: D PTS: 1
8. ANS: B PTS: 1
9. ANS: B PTS: 1
10. ANS: B PTS: 1
11. ANS: D PTS: 1
12. ANS: D PTS: 1
13. ANS: C PTS: 1
14. ANS: C PTS: 1
15. ANS: A PTS: 1
16. ANS: C PTS: 1
17. ANS: B PTS: 1
18. ANS: C PTS: 1
19. ANS: C PTS: 1
20. ANS: D PTS: 1
21. ANS: D PTS: 1
22. ANS: A PTS: 1
23. ANS: D PTS: 1
24. ANS: A PTS: 1
25. ANS: D PTS: 1
26. ANS: C PTS: 1
27. ANS: A PTS: 1
28. ANS: A PTS: 1
29. ANS: C PTS: 1
30. ANS: D PTS: 1
31. ANS: C PTS: 1
32. ANS: C PTS: 1
33. ANS: C PTS: 1
34. ANS: B PTS: 1
35. ANS: D PTS: 1
MATCHING