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| When was Lord of the Flies published? | 1954 |
| The idea for the book came from a children's story and what else? | Golding's war experiences |
| Where was Golding born? | Great Britain |
| What was Golding's major in college before switching to English literature? | natural science major |
| What war was Golding involved in? | World War II |
| What year did Golding receive the Nobel Peace Prize? | 1983 |
| What animal's head is put onto a stick? | pig |
| What object is used to call to order the boys' meetings? | conch shell |
| Where is the island located? | There is no exact location. |
| In chapter 2, why does Ralph suggest that the group build a fire? | He wants to start a fire in order to have smoke signals sent in hopes of being rescued. |
| In chapter 2, why does the boys' plan for rescue fail? | They start the forest on fire, and a littlun goes missing. |
| In chapter 5, who tells stories about the beast in order to manipulate the boys in believing the beast does exist? | Jack |
| In chapter 6, what’s occurring “at ten miles’ height” above the island? | air battle |
| In chapter 10, what happens to Piggy's glasses? | The hunters steal them. |
| In chapter 7, who almost dies during the reenactment of spearing the boar? | Robert |
| Who is murdered in chapter 9? | Simon |
| How does Piggy die? | A boulder knocks him off the mountain and he falls onto rocks below. |
| proffer | to put before a person for acceptance; offer |
| enmity | a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism |
| pliant | bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable |
| hiatus | any gap or opening |
| grotesque | odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre |
| savage | fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed |
| festoon | a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points |
| vicissitudes | successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs |
| declivity | a downward slope |
| susurration | a soft murmur; whisper |
| detritus | rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice |
| effigy | a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument |
| leviathan | any huge marine animal, like a whale |
| plinth | a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal |
| cynicism | distrusting or disparaging the motives of others |
| multitudinous | comprising many items, parts, or elements |
| Lord of the Flies | The name given to the sow’s head that Jack’s gang impales on a stake and erects in the forest as an offering to the “beast.” |
| Piggy suffers from what? | asthma |
| "Creepers" refers to what? | vines |
| All of the following are locations on the island except which? | the volcano |
| Whose responsibility is it to maintain the first signal fire? | The hunters |
| Who is the first boy to disappear? | A littlun |
| Where does the beast go during the day, according to one littlun? | Into the ocean |
| Who sees the dead parachutist first? | Sam and Eric |
| Who is the only boy to kill someone on the island by himself? | Roger |
| Whom or what does Jack suggest the boys use as the “pig” in their dance-like reenactment of the hunt? | A littlun |
| Which boy would rather hunt than build huts? | Jack |
| Where is Jack’s tribe headquarters? | Castle Rock |
| What tool or tools do the boys use to make fire? | Piggy's glasses |
| Who knocks the Lord of the Flies to the ground? | Ralph |
| What character took pleasure in cutting the pig's throat? | Jack |
| This character was humiliated when "taken short" at night. | Simon |
| Whose constant references about his "Auntie" reveals that he likes rules and order? | Piggy |
