Lord of the Flies Questions! Easy! 6. Why was the subject of the destruction of civilization especially timely when the novel was first published?

A: World War II and nuclear weapons made people worry about the future of civilization.

B: Most people at that time believed that human beings were born violent.

C: William Golding's record as a war hero made readers interested in his views on violence.

D: The British public at that time was eager for violent entertainment.

7: The Lord of the Flies tells Simon that the beast is not "something you could hunt and kill." What can be inferred from that statement?

The beast represents the evil within humans.

Simon is dreaming when he thinks the pig's head speaks to him.

The Lord of the Flies can be trusted to tell the truth.

Although the beast cannot be killed, the Lord of the Flies can.

8. The boys' descent into wildness is foreshadowed by all the following except

Piggy's belief that the conch must always be respected

Jack's putting on war paint to hunt pigs

Roger throwing rocks at Henry on the beach

the boys' game with Roger as the pig

9. What does Ralph learn from Piggy's example?

He learns that he must think clearly to be a good leader.

He learns that glasses and a conch are the most important things on the island.

He learns that it is better to be physically weak and mentally strong than the reverse.

He learns that you cannot fail if you stick to your principles.

10. After dying, Simon is compared to silver and marble. What is William Golding trying to convey to the reader?

William Golding cared more about Simon than about the other characters.

Silver and marble are expensive.

Simon was a person of rare quality.

Simon has finally taken the form he always desired.

Select the contred text in the passage which sentence in this excerpt from john galsworthy's narrative essay "gone" reflects his view that there is no afterlife? an old woman and mrs. herd's sister were in the sitting-room, they showed us to the crazy, narrow stairway. though we lived distant but four hundred yards of a crows flight, we had never seen mrs. herd before, for that is the way of things in this land of minding one's own business a slight dark girlish-looking woman, almost quite refined away, and with those eyes of the dying, where the spirit is coming through, as it only does when it knows that al is over except just the passing. she lay in a double bed with clean white sheets. a white-washed room, so low that the ceiling almost touched our heads, some flowers in a bow, the small lattice window open. though it was hot in there, it was better far than the rooms of most families in towns, living on a wage of twice as much, for here was no sign of defeat in decency or cleanliness. in her face, as in poor herd's, was that same strange minging of resigned despair and almost eager appeal, so terrible to disappoint. yet, trying not to disappoint it, one felt guilty of treachery: what was the good, the kindness in making this poor bird flutter still with hope against the bars, when fast prison had so surely closed in round her? but what else could we do? we could not give her those glib assurances that naive souls make so easily to others concerning their after state. and the night was so beautiful, so utterly glamourously beautiful, with its star-flowers, and its silence and its trees clothed in moonlight. all was tranquil as a dream of sleep. but it was long before our hearts wandering with poor herd, would let us remember that she had slipped away into so beautiful a dream

Which type of presentation aid is depicted in the image above? a. object/topic itself b. illustration c. chart d. technology

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above