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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The spear.
(b) The stone.
(c) The shell.
(d) The staff.

2. 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 altos.
(c) The basses.
(d) The trebles.

3. 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) Mulberry-colored.
(b) Crimson-colored.
(c) Black-colored.
(d) Violet-colored.

4. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) The boy with the glasses.
(b) The boy with the birthmark.
(c) Henry.
(d) The boy with the wheelchair.

5. Who leads the boys to the mountaintop in order to begin building a signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jack.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of wild animals have the boys discovered living on the island in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. What does the boy with the birthmark first call “the beastie” in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. 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”?

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

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

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