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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Submerged.
(d) Obstinate.

2. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A florist shop.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A women’s clothing store.
(d) A candy store.

3. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Piggy and Johnny.
(b) Henry and Maurice.
(c) Jack and Ralph.
(d) Simon and Maurice.

4. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Percival and Maurice.
(b) Roger and Robert.
(c) Sam and Eric.
(d) Simon and Johnny.

5. What word used in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” refers to a warlike or aggressively hostile nature or attitude?
(a) Mirage.
(b) Belligerence.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Vicissitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

2. When Jack arrives at the huts, Ralph says that his hunters have been back at camp hours ago and have been doing what, in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. Ralph tells Piggy in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that his father holds what position?

4. Who is the only boy who does not help gather firewood in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

5. One of the rules that Ralph establishes at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” is that no one may speak at the meetings unless he is holding what?

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