Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 Quiz

Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. How do Ralph and Piggy gather the other survivors to the beach?
   By lighting a fire on the hilltop · By beating a hollow log with sticks · By shouting from the mountain top · By blowing the shell from the lagoon
2. What reason does Jack give for believing he should be chief?
   He leads the choir and is head boy · His father is an officer in the Navy · He is the tallest boy on the island · He is the only one with a knife
3. Why do the boys vote for Ralph rather than Jack?
   He is the oldest survivor present · He holds the shell and seems steady · He promises the boys more free time · He says he knows where they are
4. What happens when Jack first corners a young pig tangled in the creepers?
   He lets Ralph make the first cut · He drives it towards the water · He pauses, and the pig gets away · He kills it and shares the meat
5. What does the chapter title 'The Sound of the Shell' point to?
   The storm heard out at sea · The noise of the plane crashing · The choir singing on the beach · The call that gathers a society

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.