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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?
(a) A political organization.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A sea monster.
(d) A spaceship.

2. What does Ralph tell Piggy is “the only thing to do” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) “Bathing.”
(b) “Going to the mountain.”
(c) “Begging for help.”
(d) “Calling Ralph’s auntie.”

3. 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?
(a) “A red dome.”
(b) “A violent sky.”
(c) “A parched sky.”
(d) “A blue dome.”

4. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?
(a) Sepals.
(b) Plots.
(c) Cultivars.
(d) Stamens.

5. What ailment does Simon seemingly suffer from in Lord of the Flies?
(a) Color-blindness.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack say “doesn’t count at this end of the island” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. 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”?

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”?

4. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?

5. Who obeys when Jack orders “Give me a drink” after he’s eaten at the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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