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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jack.
(c) Simon.
(d) Johnny.

2. Ralph lies in the shelter dreaming of feeding what farm animals when Sam and Eric arrive in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Ponies.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Chickens.

3. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) A change or variation.
(b) A betrayal of principles.
(c) A gathering of people.
(d) Savagery.

4. Who picks up Percival and carries him to a shelter in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Jack and Roger.
(b) Piggy and Simon.
(c) Robert and Henry.
(d) Ralph and Simon.

5. One of the twins asks the other if he remembers what character from school in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) “Old Waxy.”
(b) “Old Wizard.”
(c) “Old Gremlin.”
(d) “Old Potters.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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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