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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the rules that Ralph establishes at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” is that no one may speak at the meetings unless he is holding what?
(a) The shell.
(b) The stone.
(c) The spear.
(d) The staff.

2. 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) “Being patient.”
(b) “Working toward a goal.”
(c) “Taking orders.”
(d) “Acting independently.”

3. 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?
(a) “A violent sky.”
(b) “A blue dome.”
(c) “A parched sky.”
(d) “A red dome.”

4. Who is the only boy who does not help gather firewood in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Simon.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Robert.

5. Who, in addition to Piggy, tries to convince Ralph not to give up his position as chief at the end of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Jack.
(c) Simon.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first little boy that arrives from the jungle when Ralph blows on the shell in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

4. When the boys reenact the battle for the boar in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” which of the boys portrays the boar?

5. 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?

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