Quotes

Question 1

Roger throwing stones C4

Answer 1

Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw.

Question 2

Chant about the pig. C4

Answer 2

Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.”

Question 3

Jack about the pigs head. C8

Answer 3

This head is for the beast. It’s a gift.

Question 4

Roger acting as a pig C9

Answer 4

Roger mimed the terror of the pig

Question 5

Children are scared of roger (pig). C9

Answer 5

the littluns ran and jumped on the outside of the circle

Question 6

The end of the conch C11

Answer 6

the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist

Question 7

Nature takes piggy. C11

Answer 7

Then the sea breathed out again in a long slow sigh…. the body of Piggy was gone.

Question 8

Jack agrees with the rules C2

Answer 8

I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them.

Question 9

Jack thinking Britain in superior C2

Answer 9

After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everythin

Question 10

Jack giving up the rules C5

Answer 10

Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!”

Question 11

Simon seeing the true beast. C5

Answer 11

Maybe there is a beast… Maybe it’s only us.

Question 12

Simon realises they are the true beast C8

Answer 12

You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?

Question 13

Simon feeding the littleuns. C3

Answer 13

Simon found for [the littluns] the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands

Question 14

Ralph crying C12

Answer 14

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart

Question 15

Ralph missing piggy. C12

Answer 15

the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy

Question 16

Jack’s continued decent into savagery C4

Answer 16

He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling

Question 17

What does piggy know about the beast. C5

Answer 17

I know there isn’t no beast—not with claws and all that

Question 18

How does Ralph feel about why he’s chief. C9

Answer 18

I’m chief,” said Ralph, “because you chose me. And we were going to keep the fire going. Now you run after food—

Question 19

Piggy being vulnerable C1

Answer 19

They used to call me piggy

Question 20

Piggy thinking about the adults. C5

Answer 20

What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What’s grownups going to think?