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Lord of the Flies Chapter Questions

CHAPTER 1
 * 1) Describe the physical environment.
 * 2) How are the boys’ originally described?
 * 3) Why does Piggy want to have a meeting? What does it show us about him?
 * 4) What has happened to their parents and the world?
 * 5) Why is the conch important?
 * 6) How is the procession of boys described? What colours are used? How do these images create Mood in the story?
 * 7) How did they decide upon the Chief?
 * 8) What do they do to the rock? Explain what this shows about the boys’ attitude to the environment.
 * 9) Why does Jack hesitate when faced with killing the pig? How does the mood of the text change? Note down the words and images that do this.