CHAPTER 4-Painted Faces and Long Hair.

CHAPTER 4-Painted Faces and Long Hair:
  1. What gives Littlun Henry so much pleasure as he pokes at the small forms of life in the pool with a stick?
    1. He made little rivers to control where he wanted the transparencies to go. He enjoyed it because it gave him a sense of power and control.
  2. What keeps Roger from actually hitting Henry with the stones he throws at the smaller boy?
    1. "the taboo of the old life.” Civilization taught him that it was wrong to throw rocks at little kids.
  3. What reason does Jack give for applying the colored clay to his face?
    1. Camouflage from the pigs while hunting.
  4. Why couldn’t the boys signal the ship that Ralph spotted on the horizon?
    1. The hunters let the fire burn out.
  5. Where were Jack and his choir when Ralph spotted the smoke on the ship?
    1. They were killing a pig.
  6. Why does Jack attack Piggy, and what is the result of the attack?
    1. Jack attacks Piggy because Piggy blamed him for letting the fire go out. This made him mad so he smacked Piggy on the head, and Piggy’s glasses flew off and broke.
  7. What is Jack’s reaction when Simon gives Piggy the meat?
    1. He became angry at Simon and cut off a piece of meat and threw it at Simon’s feet.

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