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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Simon.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Roger.

2. When Jack arrives at the huts, Ralph says that his hunters have been back at camp hours ago and have been doing what, in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Sunbathing.
(b) Building a boat.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Making sand castles.

3. What color is the birthmark described as on the young boy who steps forward at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Violet-colored.
(b) Black-colored.
(c) Crimson-colored.
(d) Mulberry-colored.

4. What does Jack ask Ralph for when he arrives at the camp in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) A spear.
(b) The shell.
(c) Piggy's glass.
(d) Water.

5. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Bows and arrows.
(b) Guns.
(c) Blowguns.
(d) Spears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. What does the boy with the birthmark first call “the beastie” in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?

4. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

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