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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kinds of wild animals have the boys discovered living on the island in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Deer.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Pigs.

3. When the choir assumes guardianship of the fire, what group within them is assigned fire-duty during the first week in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) The altos.
(b) The basses.
(c) The sopranos.
(d) The trebles.

4. Who suggests at the impromptu meeting in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Couldn’t we—kind of—stay here? Maybe the beast won’t come near us”?
(a) Bill.
(b) Phil.
(c) Jack.
(d) Piggy.

5. Which of the older boys leads the way through the sand castles, kicking them over and laughing, in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Robert.
(b) Roger.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the three littluns that are described together playing by the sandcastles in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” who is described as “the biggest of them”?

2. Simon makes an allusion to what English Queen in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” Ralph wishes that he had a pair of scissors to do what?

4. Which of the boys are thoughtful enough to bring leaves for the signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

5. What word from Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” means rich abundance or lushness?

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