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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

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) Crimson-colored.
(c) Black-colored.
(d) Mulberry-colored.

2. 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”?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Who is the only boy who does not help gather firewood in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Robert.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Simon.
(d) Piggy.

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

5. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) A change or variation.
(b) A gathering of people.
(c) A betrayal of principles.
(d) Savagery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

2. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. 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?

4. What does Jack ask Ralph for when he arrives at the camp in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. Which of the boys are thoughtful enough to bring leaves for the signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

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