Lord of the Flies (Chapter 1)

Question 9: Ralph dismisses Piggy from the team of explorers. Why does he do
this? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answer:
Piggy did not suit for the job.
Page 21, Line 2, “You’re no good on a job like this.”

Question 10: Why does Jack hesitate when faced with killing the piglet? What is his
excuse for this? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answer:
1. He realised the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh
and the unbearable blood.
Page 29, Line 8, “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the
knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.”

2. He was choosing a place to stab the knife and waiting for the right moment.
Page 29, Line 1 & 2, “I was choosing a place,” said Jack. “ I was just waiting for a
moment to decide where to stab him.”
 Lord of the Flies (Chapter 2)
Question 2: Explain how Ralph’s ‘leadership’ begins to break down in Chapter Two.
Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Answer:
1. Nobody heard Ralph’s instructions
Page 37, Line 14 & 15, Ralph was on his feet too, shouting for quiet, but no one
heard him.

Question 3: How is Jack’s character developed in Chapter Two? How does Golding
use language to show negative aspects of Jack’s character?
Answer:
He was a responsible leader at the early of the novel, but as the novel progress, he
began to be more cunning.

i. Page 33, Line 33, “There’s pigs,” he said. “There’s food; and bathing-water in
that little stream along there-and everything. Didn’t anyone find anything
else?”
ii. Page 40, Line 11, “His specs-use them as burning glasses”
iii. Page 41, Line 32, “A fat lot you tried,” said Jack contemptuously. “You just
sat.”