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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cuts the sow’s neck with a knife in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jack.
(d) Simon.

2. Of the three littluns that are described together playing by the sandcastles in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” who is described as “the biggest of them”?
(a) Percival.
(b) Simon.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Henry.

3. What word, used to describe Ralph’s feelings about the shell in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” refers to a feeling of deep respect tinged with awe?
(a) Reverence.
(b) Simile.
(c) Belligerence.
(d) Vicissitude.

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

5. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph tell Piggy is “the only thing to do” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

4. Who stops Roger as he approaches the Castle Rock, saying “Halt! Who goes there?” in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

5. Who lights the new fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

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