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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the twins, the narrator says in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” that “they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant” what?
(a) “Being patient.”
(b) “Taking orders.”
(c) “Working toward a goal.”
(d) “Acting independently.”

2. When Jack arrives at the huts, Ralph says that his hunters have been back at camp hours ago and have been doing what, in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Building a boat.
(b) Making sand castles.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Sunbathing.

3. Which of the boys is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Jack.
(c) Simon.
(d) Maurice.

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

5. What happens to the body of the boy who is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) It is impaled on a stick.
(b) It is eaten by vultures.
(c) It is carried away by the tide.
(d) It is eaten by boars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Simon discover “the beast” to actually be in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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

4. Who portrays the pig in the ritual dance after the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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”?

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