This is kind of difficult, haha, Im sure the answer is B though.
So purpose of the fire was to send a signal to anyone on a boat or ship to come rescue the boys. However, later on in the story, someone sets the jungle on fire to kill Ralph. So, the fire was originally intended for good but then was used to do evil.
As for the drum roll, I think it represents chaos and future troubles they will encounter because they have "fallen apart as a society." There is a lot of discord among the boys.
Hopefully this helped and good luck.
Answer: to contribute to the development of stock characters. to attack the fake morality and superficiality of Victorian society. to demonstrate that he was a unique playwright. to earn a place for himself in high society
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A little tricky but I think the answer is B because it seems more of a statistic then an opinion
A mess that returns if a room is not cleaned often.