Ralph had stopped smiling and was pointing into the lagoon. Something creamy lay on the ferny weeds.
"A stone."
"No. It's a shell". Piggy was excited, "It's a shell. I seen one like that before. On someone's back Wall. A conch he called it. He used to blow it and then his mom would come. It's ever so valuable."
Somehow, they managed to retrieve the shell. Piggy suggested that they could use the shell to call the others, to have a meeting. Ralph tried at blowing the shell with full force of his breath.
"I bet you can hear that for miles."
A child appeared among the palms, about 100 yards along the beach. He was a boy of perhaps 6 years. His clothes were torn, his face covered with a sticky mess of fruit. He jumped off the palm terrace into the sand. Meanwhile, Ralph continued to blow till voices shouted in the forest. The small boy squatted in front of Ralph. Piggy leaned down to him.
"What's your name?"
"Johnny"
Many more boys turned up there. The children gave Ralph the same simple obedience that they had given to the man with megaphone. Some were naked and carrying their clothes, others half naked, or more or less dressed, in school uniforms, grey, blue, fawn, jacketed or jerseyed. Then appeared two children who were twins. Their names were Sam and Eric. Collectively, they were called Samneric. At last, Ralph ceased to blow the conch and sat there.
Question 1: What object does Ralph find in the lagoon, and how does Piggy react?
Answer: Ralph finds a shell in the lagoon, and Piggy identifies it as a valuable item called a conch. Piggy is excited about the discovery.
Question 2: How does Piggy suggest they use the shell, and what does Ralph attempt to do with it?
Answer: Piggy suggests using the shell to call the others and have a meeting. Ralph attempts to blow the shell with the full force of his breath.
Question 3: Describe the appearance of the first child who appears on the beach?
Answer: The first child who appears is about six years old, with torn clothes and a face covered in fruit mess.
Question 4: How does Ralph attempt to attract more boys to the meeting?
Answer: Ralph continues to blow the conch shell until voices shout in the forest, signaling to other boys to join them.
Question 5: What is the name of the boy who responds to Piggy's question?
Answer: The boy's name is Johnny.
Question 6: How do the boys who arrive at the meeting behave towards Ralph, and who are Sam and Eric?
Answer: The boys show Ralph the same obedience they gave to the man with the megaphone. Sam and Eric are twins who arrive at the meeting, collectively known as Samneric.