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Chapter 12 Questions 1. “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.” Explain the significance of the above quote: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. List 3 motifs you found in the chapter. 1.___________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ 3. What Object does Ralph use to impale Jack and what does it represent? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the fire on the island represent when the naval officer shows up? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why do you think the officer was so shocked about the events on the island? Use examples from the text. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. How is the appearance of the officer ironic? Explain. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What else do you think was ironic in this chapter? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Who takes responsibility for what happened on the island, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why do you think Golding ended the novel with a rescue rather than death or a cliffhanger?

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Please Do Not Continue 10.Why do you think Ralph wept for Piggy and not for Simon at the end of the novel? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11.What character forgets his name and why do you think it happens? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 12.What comparison is implied at the end of the novel? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 13.Do you think the Naval Officer symbolized something? If so, then what? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 14.If you were placed into Ralph’s shoes, what would you have done? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ -

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