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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Foreshadowing.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

3. What ailment does Simon seemingly suffer from in Lord of the Flies?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Color-blindness.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy

4. 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) Piggy.
(b) Phil.
(c) Jack.
(d) Bill.

5. What part of his body gives Simon frequent pain as he makes his way through the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) His arm.
(b) His back.
(c) His leg.
(d) His tongue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” to describe Simon means lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness?

2. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to a downward slope of ground?

3. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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

5. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?

(see the answer key)

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