Lord of the Flies Chapter 5 Quiz

Lord of the Flies Chapter 5 questions

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

1. Ralph paces the beach and rehearses his speech before blowing the conch. What has he decided this assembly must be?
   A chance for Jack to explain himself · A game to settle the small boys · A lookout for a ship on the horizon · A serious session, not a diversion
2. What does Percival do when he is pushed forward to speak?
   Recites his name and address · Runs off into the shelters · Asks to join Jack's hunters · Points up at the mountain top
3. What does Simon suggest about the creature the boys fear?
   That it lives out beyond the reef · That it may be the boys themselves · That the hunters have scared it off · That it is only a kind of squid
4. How does the assembly break up?
   Piggy takes the shell and speaks · Ralph resigns and hands over · Jack rejects the rules and leaves · The fire is relit on the beach
5. What do Ralph and Piggy wish for once the others have scattered?
   A way to make Jack obey · A longer night without fear · A boat to carry them off · A sign or word from grown-ups

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