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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed to Roger in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” that Jack got angry at what boy and had him tied up so that he can be beaten?

2. Which of the boys is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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

4. Which of the boys volunteer to go along with Jack to steal fire from the other camp that night in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

5. In Ralph’s memory in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” he recalls following his father from Chatham to where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Ralph sleep before “the hunt” in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What awakens him?

3. What happens when one of the hunters spots a pig in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

4. What conflicts arise when Jack arrives at the fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

5. What is Ralph doing in the beginning of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What news does he learn from the twins?

6. What is foreshadowed by the changing relationship between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

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

9. Why does Ralph begin running for the beach and shelters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Roger and Maurice in the narrative. What actions does Roger commit when following the young boy on the beach in Chapter 4? What does this say about Roger’s character? How does Maurice respond to the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting as established in the first chapter of the novel. Where are the boys stranded? What is the time period of the story? What clues does the author give for the location of the island in the first chapter? What role does the setting of the story play in the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the outbreak of the forest fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” and the disappearance of the boy with the maroon birthmark. What is implied to have happened to the boy? Would this have happened if the others had heeded Piggy’s advice? Why or why not?

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