LOF Questions

Chapter 2

1.                  What power does the conch give the person who holds it?

2.                  What do you think the conch shell symbolizes?

3.                  How to the boys get the fire started?

4.                  What problems do the boys encounter when they build the first fire?

5.                  What does the fire symbolize – why is it important?

6.                  What does one of the “littluns” think he has seen?

Chapter 3

1.                  Why is it so difficult for Ralph and Jack to communicate with each other?

2.                  What does Ralph think is their most important objective at this point?

3.                  What does Jack think is their most important objective?

4.                  Why is Ralph annoyed with Jack?

5.                  Who allies himself/themselves with Ralph?