Q.1
The boys attack and kill Simon when he comes out of the forest during one of their feasts. What do they believe they have killed?
  • A sow
  • Another boy
  • An enemy fighter
  • The beast
Q.2
What activity does the naval officer who appears on the island to rescue the boys believe he has interrupted?
  • A deadly hunt for Ralph
  • A game of hide and seek
  • Having a play war
  • Pretending to be firefighters
Q.3
Why does Jack become the leader of the hunters?
  • The choir appoints him to be leader
  • The entire group of boys votes for Jack to be the chief hunter
  • Jack appoints himself leader of the hunters
  • Making a generous gesture after being voted leader, Ralph suggests that Jack become leader of a band of hunters
Q.4
Why are no adults present on the island?
  • The adults die in a battle to protect the boys
  • The adults leave the boys in order to seek help
  • Any adults who were present with the boys die in the crash
  • There were no adults present with the boys when they were evacuated
Q.5
What object symbolises authority on the island?
  • The spear
  • The sow's head
  • The conch
  • Piggy's glasses
Q.6
The novel opens with the boys scattered across a tropical island. How do they come to be there?
  • Their plane crashes onto the island
  • Their ship sinks just off the island
  • The boys were attending school on the island
  • The boys were born on the island
Q.7
How is Piggy killed?
  • He is accidentally knocked off the narrow ledge when Jack and Ralph are fighting
  • He is knocked off the narrow neck of rock by the boulder Roger drops onto him
  • He loses his balance and falls off the ledge
  • He is crushed by a boulder dropped by Roger
Q.8
How do the boys hope to communicate with the outside world?
  • They make a sign reading "Help!" on the beach
  • They try to get the wrecked aeroplane's radio to work
  • They try to keep a fire going so that people aboard passing ships or aeroplanes might see the smoke
  • They make no attempt to communicate with the outside world
Q.9
Jack leaves to set up his own camp directly after which of the following events?
  • He, Ralph and Roger are frightened off the mountain by the sight of the dead parachutist
  • The first pig is killed
  • Piggy demands to have his stolen glasses back
  • Ralph gets angry with him because he let the fire go out
Q.10
Which of the following is the "Lord of the Flies"?
  • Jack
  • The pig's head
  • The conch
  • The dead parachutist
0 h : 0 m : 1 s