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LOF
Chapter 11

1. What is it that Samneric fear about the savages’ warpaint?

2. What does Piggy’s speech reveal about his lack of understanding of life on the island?

3. Why does Ralph refuse to paint their faces?

4. Trace the progression of Roger’s savagery in this chapter.

5. Describe the changes in the depiction of the conch. How is Piggy portrayed at the moment of his death?

6. What does Piggy point out to the hunters?

7. The last sentence states: “Roger advanced upon them (Samneric) as one wielding a nameless authority.” What is the “nameless authority” than clings to Roger?

8. What happens to Piggy at the end of this chapter, and how does the tribe respond?

Chapter 12

1. Why does Ralph believe that the savages will not let him alone?

2. Although he doesn’t like the idea of savages, why does he have such a strong desire to spend the night with them at Castle rock?

3. When Ralph asks Samneric what the savages plan to do with him if they catch him, what is the boys’ response? What does the response trigger?

4. Why does Ralph have a hard time believing that the savages plan to do him physical harm?

5. What tactic so the savages use to get Ralph out of the tangles undergrowth?

6. What does Ralph note about the self-destructive nature of his response?

7. To eh officer, what does it appear that the boys were ding? Why was he disappointed in them?

8. After condemning the boys for their behavior, the author points out that the officer eye his boat at anchor. After taking the boys on board, what will be the cruiser’s job?

9. A microcosm is a miniature work that mirrors the larger world. Consider the two previous questions and state how the island turns out to be a microcosm.

10. In the miniature island world, what is it that these boys represent: Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Roger, Simon?

11. In the next to the last paragraph, we are told that Ralph cries. Put in to your own words the reason Ralph is crying.