(Lord of the Flies)

Q: What is the significance of the signal fire?

A. The signal fire is possibly the boys' only hope for rescue. It represents their link to
civilization and release from the island.

B. The signal fire is a symbol of the boys' connection to the rules of civilization
because their organization and teamwork are what help keep it stay lit.

C. The first attempt at a signal fire caused the side of the mountain to burn out of
control with the loss of the boy with the mulberry birthmark. The fire represents the
capacity for destruction as well as rescue.

D. “A" and "C"

E. All of the above

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia