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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Sam and Eric.
(b) Roger and Robert.
(c) Percival and Maurice.
(d) Simon and Johnny.

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

3. The narrator says of Ralph in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching” what?
(a) “One’s feet.”
(b) “One’s back.”
(c) “The road ahead.”
(d) “The road behind.”

4. Who is described in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” as “the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow”?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Simon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Piggy.

5. Who slaps Johnny when he bursts into tears during the impromptu meeting the morning after the beast has been spotted in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Bill.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. 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?

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

5. What is Percival’s full name that he states in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is discussed at the meeting in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? How do the boys feel about their situation?

2. How is Piggy perceived by the other members of the group in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”? Why?

3. Why do you think Piggy’s statements during the meeting are largely ignored in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

4. How have Jack’s and Ralph’s experiences differed during the first days on the island, as seen in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. How are the relationships between the older and younger boys illustrated in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

6. Why does Ralph allow Jack to take the lead in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”? What consequences does this have?

7. What can be interpreted by Jack’s behavior toward Piggy in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

8. What is foreshadowed at the vote for the leader at the meeting in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? Who is chosen?

9. How does Piggy contribute at the meeting in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

10. What characteristics serve to develop the conflict between Ralph and Jack in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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