1. Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

2. Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding, Nobel Prize winning author.
The novel is about a group of British schoolboys who get stuck on a deserted island due to an unfortunate plane accident. Their attempt to govern themselves leads to disastrous results.
Controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good engages the reader to explore his/her own values and morals.
Published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was Golding’s first novel. Although it was not a great success at the time, it soon went on to become a bestseller, and by the early 1960s was required reading in many schools and colleges.

3. Lord of the Flies
Requirements: All work must pass with a 75% or better.
Each chapter requires a set of answers to the given questions.
The answers need to be written in complete sentences (this means including the questions with in the answers).
Each chapter has vocabulary words that have three requirements.
Please read the directions on the vocabulary page.
There is a required activity to be done once the book is completed.
A Final is required to complete the book requirements.
Please note; all written materials must be done in Word, spell and grammar checked , written in complete sentences (including spelling definitions) and sent in electronically to your teacher. Please save your work frequently and save a copy for yourself.

4. Lord of the Flies
Requirements: All work must pass with a 75% or better.
Each chapter requires a set of answers to the given questions.
The answers need to be written in complete sentences (this means including the questions with in the answers).
Each chapter has vocabulary words that have three requirements.
Please read the directions on the vocabulary page.
There is a required activity to be done once the book is completed.
A Final is required to complete the book requirements.
Please note; all written materials must be:
In Microsoft Word,
Spell and grammar checked
Written in complete sentences (including spelling definitions)
Sent in electronically to your teacher.
Please save your work frequently and save a copy for yourself.

5. The Sound of the Shell Chapter One
1. Why couldn’t the boys rely on a rescue party to be searching for them?
2. What happened to all the boys’ relatives?   
3. How did the boys end up on the island?
4. What valuable item did Ralph and Piggy get from the fern weeds by the lagoon?
5. What kind of group was Merridew in charge of?
6. Why did Ralph offer Jack charge of the hunters?
7. How did Ralph pacify Piggy’s feelings about having told everyone what his nickname was
and not allowing him to go on the expedition?
8. Describe the island and the surrounding waters.
9. Why wasn’t Jack able to stab the trapped pig?

6. Vocabulary Chapter One
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 12 efflorescence
Pg 14 enmity
Pg 15 decorous
Pg 15 interposed
Pg 19 muddled
Pg 22 pallidly
Pg 23 suffusion 
Pg 27 immured

7. Fire on the Mountain Chapter Two
1. How would you describe the personalities of Ralph, Piggy, and Jack?
2. How can their personalities benefit their situation?
3. How can their personalities cause problems given their situation?   
4. Why was Ralph so interested in making sure that everyone believed there was no such thing as a beast on the island?
5. What foolish realization came as all the boys finished gathering up the wood for the fire?
6. What was happening between Jack and Piggy?
7. Why couldn’t Piggy get the other boys to respect him when it was obvious that he had intelligence and common sense?
8. Once Piggy got a chance to speak, Ralph ended up throwing blame towards him for not knowing how many boys there were and what everyone’s name was, why?
9. What was causing Piggy to grasp for breath?
10. Why did Ralph feel ashamed when everyone realized that the little boy with the mark on his face was missing?

8. Vocabulary Chapter Two
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 34 gesticulated
Pg 37 conspiratorial
Pg 38 errant
Pg 38 ebullience
Pg 40 officious
Pg 42 taut
Pg 43 tumult
Pg 44 festooned
Pg 45 pall

9. Huts on the Beach Chapter Three
What are the “creepers” that the author keeps bringing up?
Why were Jack and Ralph so frustrated?
What was the emotional benefit of having shelters built?
How could Jack and Ralph love and hate each other at the same time?
Why did Simon go into the forest and hide?

10. Vocabulary Chapter Three
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 49 gaudy
Pg 49 inscrutable
Pg 49 vicissitudes
Pg 51 antagonism
Pg 53 opaque
Pg 55 tacit
Pg 57 furtive
Pg 57 susurration

11. Painted Faces Chapter Four & Long Hair
How was the old life and conditionings still impacting the boys on the island?
Why was Jack “painting” his face?
Draw a picture of how Jack’s face looked painted.
How did Jack’s behavior change once he saw his reflection in the water? Why?
What huge mistake had Jack and his hunters made?
Why did Jack lash out at Piggy once it was pointed out that it was Jack’s fault there was not fire?
How did Ralph assert his position as chief after Jack gallantly apologized?
How was Jack asserting his power in distributing out the cooked pig portions?
Why did Simon feel shame about giving Piggy some of the meat?
Jack was feeling frustrated even after apologizing and doling out meat portions, why?

12. Vocabulary Chapter Four
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 58 opalescence
Pg 60 belligerence
Pg 61 detritus
Pg 65 ass-mar
Pg 71 malevolently
Pg 72 parody

13. Beast From the Water Chapter 5
1. What was the weariness Ralph was beginning to feel? 2. Ralph began to appreciate certain qualities in Piggy, what were they? 3. What leadership rules was Ralph learning to apply to his assemblies? 4. What important points, necessary for health and safety, did Ralph make at the assembly? 5. Who was still missing among the boys and why didn’t any one make a fuss over it? 6. What was Simon trying to say about the beastie before things got out of control? 7. What logic did Piggy share with Ralph about maintaining his leadership? 8. What else scared Piggy about Ralph losing his role as leader? 9. Once things began falling apart at the assembly, what appreciation did Piggy and Ralph have about grown-ups? 10. Where was the wailing coming from?

14. Vocabulary Chapter Five
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 76 improvisation
Pg 79 ineffectual
Pg 83 indignantly
Pg 86 derisive
Pg 87 effigy
Pg 88 sough
Pg 89 decorum
Pg 89 inarticulate
Pg 92 discursive

15. Beast from the Air Chapter Six
Who were the twins talking about when they said, “He was waxy?”
What do you think the term waxy means?
Once the twins decided they had seen the beast and shared it with Ralph and Piggy, what happened to the fears the boys had kept within?
What was occurring among the ranks of the boys while they discussed the beast?
What insight did Simon have about the beast?
Why were the boys becoming less afraid of the beast as the day went on?
What anger returned to Ralph when he saw the boys pushing the rock off the cliff and playing in the forest?

16. Vocabulary Chapter Six
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 103 incredulity
Pg 103 diffidently
Pg 106 plinth
Pg 106 bastion

17. Shadows & Chapter Seven Tall Trees
What habit had Ralph’s feelings of insecurity brought back?
Why did the boys continue to wear clothes that were unnecessary?
Why was Ralph uneasy about the game of pretending Roger was the pig?
Why did Jack get so angry when Ralph sent Simon to tell Piggy they’d be late?
Why did Jack feel antagonism as soon as he stopped leading?
What does a dentist’s chair have to do with the reality of their situation?
What did Piggy’s voice represent to Ralph when he imagined Piggy calling him a kid for being afraid?
“He bound himself together with his will, fused his fear and loathing into a hatred and stood up.” Explain what was happening in this sentence.

18. Vocabulary Chapter Seven
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg dun
Pg furtively
Pg 111 obtuseness
Pg 117 infuriatingly
Pg antagonism
Pg daunting
Pg 121 impervious

19. Gift for the Darkness Chapter Eight
Jack was changing his status among the boys through what action?
In what ways was Jack trying to convince the other boys that Ralph shouldn’t be the chief any longer?
What help was Piggy once Jack had withdrawn from the group?
What was happening among the older boys while the fire was being made?
Why was Piggy so pleased about the split among the boys?
Jack was beginning to form his own civilization. How did he purpose to encourage the beast to leave them alone?
How did the book come to be named “Lord of the Flies”?
What did still having the conch shell represent?
How did Ralph make the others not take Jack seriously?
What do you think happened to Simon at the end of the chapter?

20. Vocabulary Chapter Eight
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg 124 contemptuously
Pg 126 tremulous
Pg derisive
Pg paunched
Pg furtive
Pg cynicism
Pg vexed

21. A View to a Death Chapter Nine
What do you think Simon found attached to the material that was flapping in the wind?
How did Jack distract the boys from the thunder and confusion over leadership?
What happened to Simon when he came out of the forest to try and tell the boys about the “beast”?
What happened to the “beast” while the boys were attacking what they thought was the beast?

22. Vocabulary Chapter Nine
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg corpulent
Pg parody
Pg derision
Pg 152 sulphurous
Pg ungainly
Pg 153 phosphorescence

23. The Shell & Chapter Ten the Glasses
Why wouldn’t Piggy admit that the boys had murdered Simon?
How did Jack use the beast to empower his control over the boys?
How did Jack distort the fact that they had killed Simon instead of the beast?
Explain the double function of the fire?
Why was Ralph forgetting the importance of keeping a fire going?
“If we don’t get home soon we’ll be barmy.” What did Piggy mean by this?
When Piggy realized that Jack and the others weren’t the beast, and they didn’t want the conch, he knew they were after what?

24. Vocabulary Chapter Ten
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg theological
Pg 161 speculation
Pg dignity
Pg empathetically

25. Castle Rock Chapter Eleven
What three things did Ralph blame on Jack?
What was everyone’s opinion of how Jack was going to act when Piggy demanded his glasses back?
What did painting their faces do for the boys Jack’s group?
By releasing the rock that killed Piggy, Roger became what to the group?

26. Vocabulary Chapter Eleven
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg luminous
Pg myopia
Pg liberation
Pg multitudinous
Pg propitiatingly
Pg ludicrous
Pg 177 truculently
Pg parried

27. Cry of the Hunters Chapter Twelve
Why did Ralph think that Jack would never leave him alone?
What had made Ralph an outcast?
Who was going to hunt down Ralph and how was he going to do it?
Who was to be Ralph’s newest fear?
How did the tribe find out where Ralph was hiding?
How did the tribe first try and capture Ralph?
What three choices did Ralph decide he had for survival?
How did the tribe force Ralph out of hiding?
Why didn’t Jack come forth as the boss?
What did Ralph weep for?

28. Vocabulary Chapter Twelve
Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning.
Pg rouse
Pg inimical
Pg essayed
Pg antiphonal
Pg 191 ensconce
Pg cordon
Pg ululating
Pg crepitation
Pg decipher
Pg epaulettes
Pg distended

29. Choose a project from the Project Table and turn in into your teacher
Choose a project from the Project Table and turn in into your teacher. Please remember that you cannot do a project that you have previously done for another book.