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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author uses the following sentence in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”: “The flames, as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly toward a line of birch-like saplings that fledged an outcrop of the pink rock.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?
(a) Simile.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Personification.

2. How old does Ralph say he was when his father taught him to swim in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A florist shop.
(d) A women’s clothing store.

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

5. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?
(a) Roger.
(b) Simon.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Maurice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the birthmark described as on the young boy who steps forward at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. Who suggests the boys use Piggy’s glasses to start the fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. From what perspective is the narrative of Lord of the Flies related?

4. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

5. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?

(see the answer key)

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