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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Piggy tells Ralph in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that he’s worn glasses since he was how old?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

4. How old is Ralph said to be in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

5. 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”?
(a) The sopranos.
(b) The trebles.
(c) The basses.
(d) The altos.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first boy that appears after Ralph blows the sounds on the shell is said to be about how old in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. What is the meaning of the word “ebullience,” used in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

5. The author uses the following sentence in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”: “The flames, as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly toward a line of birch-like saplings that fledged an outcrop of the pink rock.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?

(see the answer key)

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