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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say a great scab had formed on Ralph in the opening of Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) On his arm.
(b) On his neck.
(c) On his chest.
(d) On his knee.

2. When the boys reenact the battle for the boar in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” which of the boys portrays the boar?
(a) Jack.
(b) Sam.
(c) Simon.
(d) Robert.

3. Who obeys when Jack orders “Give me a drink” after he’s eaten at the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Piggy.
(c) Percival.
(d) Henry.

4. What does the word “propitiate” mean, as used in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
(a) To worship.
(b) To appease.
(c) To propel.
(d) To gather.

5. In the reenactment of the killing of the pig in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness,” who portrays the killer?
(a) Roger.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Jack.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” to mean pertaining to the study of religious truth or divinity?

2. Ralph tells Piggy in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “I’m frightened. Of” what?

3. What word from Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” means rich abundance or lushness?

4. In the ending of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters,” the narrator notes that when the children all begin weeping, “The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little” what?

5. What is the second tactic used by Jack’s tribe to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Simon discover while he is alone in the forest in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. What does Jack announce at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

3. How is the death of Simon perceived by the boys in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”? What does this indicate about their characters?

4. What suggestions do Piggy and Simon make following the meeting in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

5. What confrontation takes place between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

6. What argument ensues between Ralph and his companions regarding the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

7. Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? What do they find there?

8. What is represented metaphorically through the killing of the sow in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

9. What is symbolized by the death of Simon in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

10. What is symbolized by the destruction of the conch shell in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

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