Lord of the Flies, Chapter 1 1. How did the boys end up on the island? 2. What object do Piggy and Ralph find in the water? 3. What does that object symbolize? 4. What does Piggy suggest has happened to their families back home? 5. What is the “platform” that is mentioned in the book? 6. Why does jack argue that he should be chief instead of Ralph? 7. What does Ralph decide the boys should do in the first expedition? 8. What argument does Piggy posit as to why he should go on the expedition, too? 9. What does Ralph tell Piggy his job is? 10. How does the author describe the coral reef enclosing a part of the island (p29)? 11. When Jack is about to stab the piglet, he realizes “what an enormity the downstroke would be”. What does that mean? 12. What does Jack say after failing to stab the pig?