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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A conch shell.
(b) A slipper shell.
(c) A Florida auger.
(d) An alphabet cone.

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

3. Who slaps Johnny when he bursts into tears during the impromptu meeting the morning after the beast has been spotted in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Bill.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Maurice.

4. What word from Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” means to make gestures in an excited manner?
(a) Revere.
(b) Pontificate
(c) Gesticulate.
(d) Luxuriate.

5. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?
(a) “Masterly.”
(b) “Doge.”
(c) “Rad.”
(d) “Wizard.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boys reenact the battle for the boar in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” which of the boys portrays the boar?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” “At midday the illusions merged into the sky and there the sun gazed down like” what?

3. What is the name of the littlun that the narrator describes crawling into a shelter and staying there for two days, “talking, singing, and crying, till they thought him batty and were faintly amused” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

4. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?

5. What word from Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” refers to a contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions?

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