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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?
(a) A political organization.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A sea monster.
(d) A hawk.

2. Which of the boys comes up to Ralph at the castle to ask in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Why can’t we stay here for a bit?”
(a) Simon.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Bill.

3. Who suggests that the boys need a drum after the pig-killing ritual in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Percival.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Johnny.

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

5. What word from Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” means rich abundance or lushness?
(a) Vicissitude.
(b) Diffidence.
(c) Luxuriance.
(d) Belligerence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. Which of the boys had, in his “other life… received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

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

5. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?

(see the answer key)

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