Chapter 11: Castle Rock Quiz — Lord of the Flies

Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Castle Rock in Chapter 11?

• To rescue Samneric from Jack's tribe
• To demand the return of Piggy's stolen glasses
• To challenge Jack to a fight for leadership
• To steal food from Jack's hunters

What does Piggy insist on bringing to Castle Rock?

• A sharpened spear for protection
• The signal fire's remaining embers
• The conch shell
• A peace offering of fruit

Who kills Piggy in Chapter 11?

• Jack, by throwing a spear
• Roger, by pushing a boulder from the cliff
• The hunters, by attacking him as a group
• Ralph, accidentally during the fight

What happens to the conch shell when Piggy is killed?

• It falls into the sea intact
• Jack seizes it as a trophy
• It is shattered into fragments by the boulder
• Ralph catches it before it breaks

What happens to Samneric at Castle Rock?

• They escape into the jungle with Ralph
• They are captured and forced to join Jack's tribe
• They voluntarily join the savages
• They hide during the entire confrontation

What does the destruction of the conch shell symbolize?

• The boys' acceptance of their fate on the island
• The complete collapse of civilized order and democracy
• Jack's desire to create a new form of government
• The natural power of the island over human constructs

How does Ralph escape from Castle Rock at the end of Chapter 11?

• Samneric help him sneak away
• He dives into the sea and swims away
• He flees into the jungle after Jack throws a spear at him
• He hides among the rocks until nightfall

Did Piggy successfully convince Jack to return his glasses by appealing to reason and fairness?

Did Roger deliberately push the boulder that killed Piggy?

What does the word 'truculently' mean, as used to describe Jack's manner of speaking in Chapter 11?

• Quietly and hesitantly
• In an aggressively defiant or hostile manner
• With careful diplomacy
• In a confused and uncertain way

What does 'talisman' mean in the context of Piggy treating the conch as one?

• A musical instrument
• An object believed to have magical or protective powers
• A weapon used for defense
• A decorative ornament

What does 'impervious' mean, as in Jack being impervious to Ralph's arguments?

• Deeply moved and affected
• Unable to be affected or penetrated
• Openly receptive and willing
• Physically weakened

What literary device is demonstrated by the simultaneous destruction of Piggy and the conch?

• Foreshadowing
• Symbolism linking the death of intellect with the death of civilized order
• Comic relief through ironic juxtaposition
• Personification of natural forces