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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ralph tell Piggy is “the only thing to do” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) “Bathing.”
(b) “Calling Ralph’s auntie.”
(c) “Going to the mountain.”
(d) “Begging for help.”

2. What color hair is Simon said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. What part of his body gives Simon frequent pain as he makes his way through the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) His arm.
(b) His tongue.
(c) His leg.
(d) His back.

4. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?
(a) “Doge.”
(b) “Wizard.”
(c) “Rad.”
(d) “Masterly.”

5. Of the twins, the narrator says in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” that “they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant” what?
(a) “Taking orders.”
(b) “Acting independently.”
(c) “Working toward a goal.”
(d) “Being patient.”

Short Answer Questions

1. As the big boys set out to hunt down the beast in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” the narrator states, “This day promised, like the others, to be a sunbath under” what?

2. Who picks up Percival and carries him to a shelter in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

3. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

4. After the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” the narrator says, “Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with” what?

5. Who portrays the pig in the ritual dance after the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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