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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ralph said to be in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

2. Who is described in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” as “the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Simon.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Piggy.

3. Who are described as “the smallest boys on the island” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Roger and Robert.
(b) Henry and Simon.
(c) Jack and Ralph.
(d) Percival and Johnny.

4. 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) Black-colored.
(b) Mulberry-colored.
(c) Crimson-colored.
(d) Violet-colored.

5. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Partial deafness.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Asthma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary technique is used in the following sentence from Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”? “When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher.”

2. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. Ralph wheels on the hunters during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” and says “You can laugh! But I tell you the smoke is more important than” what?

4. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. The first boy that appears after Ralph blows the sounds on the shell is said to be about how old in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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