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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the birthmark described as on the young boy who steps forward at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Violet-colored.
(b) Mulberry-colored.
(c) Black-colored.
(d) Crimson-colored.

2. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Simon and Johnny.
(b) Percival and Maurice.
(c) Roger and Robert.
(d) Sam and Eric.

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

4. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A women’s clothing store.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A florist shop.

5. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Partial deafness.
(d) Epilepsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The members of the choir have adjusted their choir hats to resemble what, in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?

3. Who leads the boys to the mountaintop in order to begin building a signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

4. One of the rules that Ralph establishes at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” is that no one may speak at the meetings unless he is holding what?

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?

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