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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word “interminable,” used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Far-sighted.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Near-sighted.
(d) Unending.

2. What does Jack say “doesn’t count at this end of the island” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) “The torch.”
(b) “The conch.”
(c) “The stone.”
(d) “The king.”

3. Who portrays the pig in the ritual dance after the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Simon.
(d) Roger.

4. What does Simon say when he first speaks aloud in the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) “Where is the Lord of the Flies?”
(b) “What else is there to do?”
(c) “Why can’t I get home?”
(d) “Where are Jack and the others?”

5. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Vicissitude.
(c) Obstinate.
(d) Submerged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. When Jack suggests that “the castle” would make an excellent fort in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” this is an example of what literary technique?

5. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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