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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) An alphabet cone.
(b) A Florida auger.
(c) A conch shell.
(d) A slipper shell.

2. What does the boy with the birthmark first call “the beastie” in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) “The bird-thing.”
(b) “The wolf-thing.”
(c) “The snake-thing.”
(d) “The bear-thing.”

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 birthmark.
(d) The boy with the wheelchair.

4. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”
(a) “My dad is a butcher.”
(b) “My dad’s dead.”
(c) “My dad is a carpenter.”
(d) “My dad left us.”

5. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?
(a) Ireland.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of wild animals have the boys discovered living on the island in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. What is the meaning of the word “ebullience,” used in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?

4. Who is the only boy who does not help gather firewood in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

5. 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?

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