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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 power of sacrifice.”
(c) “The threat of rain.”
(d) “The threat of violence.”

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

4. What word used Chapter 9: “A View to a Death” means crazy or insane?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Belligerence.
(c) Demented.
(d) Vicissitude.

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 boars.
(c) It is carried away by the tide.
(d) It is eaten by vultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the cliff of rock that forms the side of the castle described as in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

2. What does Jack say “doesn’t count at this end of the island” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

3. What is the meaning of the word “interminable,” used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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

5. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?

(see the answer key)

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