lord of the Flies English I Summer Reading Questions Directions

lord of the Flies
English I
Summer Reading Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences using details
from the novel.
1. Compare and contrast Ralph and Simon. Both seem to be good
"characters".
Is there a difference in their goodness? Explain.
2. What is the beast from the air? Compare Jack and Piggy's perception of the
beast?
3. How does Jack us the beast to control the other boys?
4. Explain the theme of survival in the novel.
S. Describe the main character Ralph.
6. Why does Ralph refuse to act when Piggy and Simon pressure him to assert
his authority? Explain.
7. Why is Piggy afraid to have Jack as chief?
8. What two physical sicknesses does Piggy suffer from?
9. How does Piggy die? What is symbolic about his death?
10. Why do the boys build the fire? How did they start it? How will they
maintain it? What does it symbolize?
11. What does Jack's new tribe do after they brutally kill a pig?
12. Who or what is the lord of the flies?
13. Who goes down to the castle for the beast? Why must it be that person
who must go? Explain.
14. What does Simon find at the top of the mountain? What does he do?
15. Why does Roger throw stones with the intentions of missing Henry?
16. What is the most valuable lesson the Lord a/the Flies teaches the reader?
17. What prevents Piggy from being the natural leader?
18. What are the differences between the first and second meetings?
19. Which job on the island do you think is most important?
Why?
20. Why has the story begun to increasingly take place in the darkness?
Lord of the Ries Vocabulary: Defi ne the followi ng terms
Chapter 1
efflorescence
enmity
decorous
chorister
bastion
hiatus
Chapter 2
ebullience
recrimination
tumult
tirade
Chapter 3
oppressrve
inscrutable
vicissitudes
declivities
tacit
Chapter 4
blatant
taboo
smewy
malevolently
Chapter 5
ludicrous
ineffectual
jeer
inarticulate
Chapter 6
leviathan
clamor
mutinously
Chapter 7
Definition:
impervious
enterprise
Chapter 8
glowered
rebuke
demure
fervor
Chapter 9
corpulent
sauntered
Chapter 10
compelled
Chapter 11
luminous
myopia
sniveling
quavered
parried
talisman
Chapter 12
acrid
cordon
elephantine
epaulettes