In Lord of the Flies, who gets crushed by a rock?

• A. Ralph
• B. Simon
• C. Jack
• D. Piggy

Answer: (D)

This moment tests your memory of a pivotal event that marks the collapse of order on the island. A rock is deliberately dislodged by Roger and crashes onto Piggy on the beach, killing him and also shattering the conch. Piggy represents rational thought, fairness, and civilizational rules, so his death signals the triumph of brute force and savagery over reason and governance. The other major figures meet different fates or continuations of their arc—Ralph survives and continues to struggle for leadership, Simon has already been killed earlier, and Jack leads a rival faction without a rock-caused death—so the rock crushing Piggy is the specific moment that fits this event.