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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) Johnny.
(b) Simon.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jack.

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

3. The narrator notes when the feast begins to die down in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” “Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with” what?
(a) “A solemn reverence.”
(b) “The threat of rain.”
(c) “The threat of violence.”
(d) “The power of sacrifice.”

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

5. What does the word “furtive” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Pointless.
(b) Personalized.
(c) Savage.
(d) Stealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the twins asks the other if he remembers what character from school in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

2. 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”?

3. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?

4. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?

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