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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” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?
(a) Sepals.
(b) Plots.
(c) Cultivars.
(d) Stamens.

2. Which of the littluns has been left “in triumphant possession of the castles” after the others have run off in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) James.
(c) Simon.
(d) Henry.

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

4. What word does Piggy use in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” to refer to images that appeared on the horizon and then disappeared as the boys watched?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Simile.
(c) Correlation.
(d) Mirage.

5. Who suggests the boys use Piggy’s glasses to start the fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Piggy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word used in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” refers to a warlike or aggressively hostile nature or attitude?

3. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?

4. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”

5. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?

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