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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” refers to a contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Belligerence.
(d) Convulsion.

2. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Jack.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Henry.

3. From what perspective is the narrative of Lord of the Flies related?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Fourth person.

4. 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 women’s clothing store.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A shoe store.

5. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to a downward slope of ground?
(a) Vicissitude.
(b) Simile.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Exhilaration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boy interrupts Jack when he is talking about the beast appearing in disguise to say, “But didn’t we, didn’t we--?” in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

2. The narrator says of Ralph in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching” what?

3. What word used Chapter 9: “A View to a Death” means crazy or insane?

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

5. One of the twins asks the other if he remembers what character from school in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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