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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Piggy says as they relight the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “If only we could make a” what?
(a) "Raft."
(b) "Saw."
(c) "Fan."
(d) "Radio."

2. Who suggests that the boys hold a vote for the chief in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Roger.
(c) Henry.
(d) Johnny.

3. 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 tongue.
(b) His leg.
(c) His back.
(d) His arm.

4. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?
(a) “The danger.”
(b) “The heat.”
(c) “The isolation.”
(d) “The permanence.”

5. What does the officer say drew his crew to the island in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
(a) The sounds of screaming.
(b) The sight of the airplane wreckage.
(c) The sound of gunfire.
(d) The smoke from the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the body of the boy who is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. What is the meaning of the word “interminable,” used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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”?

4. What literary technique is used in the following sentence from Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”? “When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher.”

5. Which of the boys pick up and carry the pig after the kill in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

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