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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to a downward slope of ground?
(a) Simile.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Vicissitude.

2. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

3. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Bows and arrows.
(b) Blowguns.
(c) Guns.
(d) Spears.

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. 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 staff.
(b) The stone.
(c) The spear.
(d) The shell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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”?

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

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

5. When Jack arrives at the huts, Ralph says that his hunters have been back at camp hours ago and have been doing what, in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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