"I've called an assembly", said Jack," because of a lot of things. First-you know we 've seen the beast. We crawled up. we were only a few feet away. The beast sat up and looked at us. I don't know what it does. We don't even know what it is-
The beast comes out of the sea-' Out of the dark-
Trees-
quiet!" Jack shouted. You listen. The beast is sitting up there,whatever it is perhaps it is waiting-the next thing is that we couldn't kill it. And the next thing is that Ralph said my hunters are no good.."
"I never said that!", Ralph said.
"I've got the conch. Ralph thinks you are cowards, running away from the ram and the beast. And that's not all. He is like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn't a proper chief. He is a coward himself."
"All this talk!" Shouted Ralph. "Talk talk! Who wanted it? Who called the meeting?" Jack turned red in the face, he stabbed the air with his index finger.
"Who thinks Ralph oughtn't to be chief?"
He looked expectantly at the boys ranged round, who had frozen. Under the palms there was deadly silence.
"Hands up", Said Jack strongly, "whoever wants Ralph not to be chief?"
The silence continued. He licked his lips and turned his head at an angle so that his gaze avoid the embarrassment of linking with another eye. He cleared his throat and spoke loudly,
"All right then."
Question 1: What is the purpose of Jack's assembly?
Answer: Jack called the assembly to discuss various issues, including the sighting of the beast and Ralph's leadership.
Question 2: How does Jack describe the beast?
Answer: Jack describes the beast as something they encountered while crawling up, and he mentions it comes from the sea, out of the dark trees.
Question 3: How does Jack characterize Ralph's opinion of the hunters?
Answer: Jack claims Ralph thinks the hunters are cowards and incapable of facing the beast.
Question 4: What does Jack assert about Ralph's leadership?
Answer: Jack asserts that Ralph is not a proper chief, comparing him to Piggy and accusing him of being a coward himself.
Question 5: What is Ralph's response to Jack's accusations?
Answer: Ralph denies the accusations, particularly denying that he ever said the hunters were no good.
Question 6: How do the other boys respond when Jack asks if Ralph shouldn't be chief?
Answer: The other boys remain silent when Jack asks who thinks Ralph shouldn't be chief, indicating their reluctance to openly challenge Ralph's leadership.