Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Lord of the Flies? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What do the boys realize about their natures?
that they are really giving people
that they are inherently evil
that they'll do anything to get off the island
that they all have very different motivations
Q. How do the boys get off the island?
A naval officer finds them.
They build a boat and sail away.
The only way to get off is to die.
They dig that hole to China that every kid tries digging.
Q. When they finally encounter an adult, how does the adult see the boys?
as perfectly respectable schoolboys
Trick question. They never encounter an adult.
as grubby little savages, dirty and snot-nosed
All's good in the hood: they're having a good time and just being boys.
Q. What is the "rule of the conch"?
He who holds the conch is Lord of the Flies.
You must toot the conch 12 times to call a meeting.
You must hold el conch to speak.
They write rules on the conch, and they have to follow them.
Q. How are Piggy's glasses a big old symbol?
They are passed around to the boy who is the leader.
They represent intelligence.
They burn ants and represent the boys acting like gods.
They represent Piggy's sight and his usefulness or knowledge.