1. 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 parched sky.”
(b) “A violent sky.”
(c) “A red dome.”
(d) “A blue dome.”

2. What color is the cliff of rock that forms the side of the castle described as in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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

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

5. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?
(a) “Doge.”
(b) “Wizard.”
(c) “Masterly.”
(d) “Rad.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

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

3. What does Ralph tell Piggy is “the only thing to do” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

4. 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”?

5. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

(see the answer key)

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