Lord of the Flies Quizzes

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. When Golding writes, "[Jack] began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling," what do you think he was trying to convey about Jack?


He's going mad.
He's turning into a werewolf.
He likes to dance.
He's becoming more primitive.
Q. Why do the boys hunt?


for the thrill and rush of power
because they are hungry and need food
because they want trophies to take home
Wait, the boys were hunting?
Q. How was Piggy killed?


He slipped off a cliff.
He committed suicide.
He was hit with a rock and fell to his death.
He was hunted by the boys.
Q. "The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, [he] wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy." Who in this passage is the one weeping?


Piggy
Simon
Jack
Ralph
Q. "This is an island. At least I think it's an island. That's a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren't any grownups anywhere." What does this quote tell us the boys are coming to understand?


They are on their own, and the rules have changed.
Adults are in hiding and don't want to take care of them.
They are about to have an awesome vacation.
Everything's wild, and they will have to be on guard.