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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) “Taking orders.”
(c) “Acting independently.”
(d) “Working toward a goal.”

2. What color hair is Simon said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

3. Who suggests at the impromptu meeting in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Couldn’t we—kind of—stay here? Maybe the beast won’t come near us”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Piggy.
(c) Phil.
(d) Bill.

4. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?
(a) “Wizard.”
(b) “Doge.”
(c) “Rad.”
(d) “Masterly.”

5. When Jack suggests that “the castle” would make an excellent fort in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” this is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Interrogation.
(b) Religious allusion.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?

3. The narrator notes when the feast begins to die down in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” “Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with” what?

4. What does Simon discover “the beast” to actually be in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

5. When Ralph and Piggy arrive at the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” which of the boys, “thinking that Ralph had turned to him accusingly, put down his gnawed bone with a nervous giggle”?

(see the answer key)

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