Lord of the Flies (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What event causes the boys to be stranded on the island?
What event causes the boys to be stranded on the island?
A plane crash during wartime evacuation
What do Ralph and Piggy use the conch shell for?
What do Ralph and Piggy use the conch shell for?
To call meetings and make decisions
What does Ralph's group maintain in hopes of rescue?
What does Ralph's group maintain in hopes of rescue?
A signal fire
Which group of boys does Jack lead?
Which group of boys does Jack lead?
The choir boys
What does Jack's breakaway tribe focus on?
What does Jack's breakaway tribe focus on?
Hunting
What mythical thing do the boys start believing exists on the island?
What mythical thing do the boys start believing exists on the island?
A beast
Why is Simon killed by the other boys?
Why is Simon killed by the other boys?
He is mistaken for the beast
How is Piggy killed?
How is Piggy killed?
By a boulder
What does the shattering of the conch symbolise?
What does the shattering of the conch symbolise?
The end of any remaining order
What does Ralph weep for at the novel's end?
What does Ralph weep for at the novel's end?
Loss of innocence & darkness of humans