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

2. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) A betrayal of principles.
(b) A change or variation.
(c) A gathering of people.
(d) Savagery.

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

4. What are the boys from the choir wearing when they arrive on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) High-collared uniforms.
(b) Swimsuits.
(c) Black cloaks.
(d) Military uniforms.

5. Who are described as “the smallest boys on the island” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Percival and Johnny.
(b) Henry and Simon.
(c) Roger and Robert.
(d) Jack and Ralph.

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. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

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”?

4. How old is Ralph said to be in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

5. From what perspective is the narrative of Lord of the Flies related?

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