CHOOSE TWO: TYPE YOUR QUESTIONS!
Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”
1. In what way are the twins “seeing Ralph for the first time” before they all set off for Castle Rock?
2. Why is the boys‟ attempt to get back Piggy‟s specs and get the other boys to maintain a signal fire bound to fail?
3. Why do you think Roger pushes the rock off the cliff?
4. How is the desctruction of the conch symbolically significant?
Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”
1. Why does Ralph think that the boy he sees is “not Bill”?
2. Why does Ralph hit the pig‟s head?
3. Why do you think Samneric decide to join Jack‟s tribe? Why do they tell Jack where Ralph is hidden?
4. What do Samneric mean when they tell Ralph that Jack has “sharpened a stick at both ends”? What do you think the reason for Jack‟s hatred is?
5. What foolish method do the boys use to ensure that they find Ralph? What does this decision suggest about the power of hatred and violence versus the power of reason?
6. Where does Ralph decide to hide? What does this hiding place symbolize?
7. Explain the significance of this quotation: “Percival Wemys Madison sought in his head for an
incantation that had faded clean away.”
8. What is ironic about how the boys are saved? What is ironic about the fact that the boys, who have become savages, are British, and why do you think Golding chose to write about a group of British boys? Consider what the naval officer says: “I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that.”
Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”
1. In what way are the twins “seeing Ralph for the first time” before they all set off for Castle Rock?
2. Why is the boys‟ attempt to get back Piggy‟s specs and get the other boys to maintain a signal fire bound to fail?
3. Why do you think Roger pushes the rock off the cliff?
4. How is the desctruction of the conch symbolically significant?
Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”
1. Why does Ralph think that the boy he sees is “not Bill”?
2. Why does Ralph hit the pig‟s head?
3. Why do you think Samneric decide to join Jack‟s tribe? Why do they tell Jack where Ralph is hidden?
4. What do Samneric mean when they tell Ralph that Jack has “sharpened a stick at both ends”? What do you think the reason for Jack‟s hatred is?
5. What foolish method do the boys use to ensure that they find Ralph? What does this decision suggest about the power of hatred and violence versus the power of reason?
6. Where does Ralph decide to hide? What does this hiding place symbolize?
7. Explain the significance of this quotation: “Percival Wemys Madison sought in his head for an
incantation that had faded clean away.”
8. What is ironic about how the boys are saved? What is ironic about the fact that the boys, who have become savages, are British, and why do you think Golding chose to write about a group of British boys? Consider what the naval officer says: “I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that.”