1. How do you know there has been a passage of time since the start of the novel?

2. What signs are there of order and organization? What signs are there of disorder and failure?

3. Although Ralph criticizes the boys for their lack of cooperation, does he bear some of the responsibility for the failures of the group to achieve its goals? Why or why not?

4. How have the groups' goals changed?

5. Ralph says of Simon, "He's queer. He's funny." What kind of a boy is Simon? What is he doing at the end of the chapter?

6. How have the attitudes towards the beast changed since Chapter 2?

7. How has Jack's personality developed during his stay on the Island? Do you think Jack and Ralph will be able to overcome their feeling of being separate and unable to communicate? Explain your thinking

8. What do you think the next major plot development will be? What leads you to this conclusion?