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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ralph said to be in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Candy.
(b) Meat.
(c) Spears.
(d) Fruit.

3. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Henry.
(b) The boy with the glasses.
(c) The boy with the wheelchair.
(d) The boy with the birthmark.

4. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Jack.

5. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Simon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the big boys set out to hunt down the beast in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” the narrator states, “This day promised, like the others, to be a sunbath under” what?

2. Who is back at the shelters with the littluns as the other boys are on the hunt for the beast in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

3. Who does Ralph say will be guarding the fire that night during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

4. What word does Piggy use in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” to refer to images that appeared on the horizon and then disappeared as the boys watched?

5. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”

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