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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first little boy that arrives from the jungle when Ralph blows on the shell in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Henry.

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

3. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?

3. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

4. 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”?

5. Ralph tells Piggy in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that his father holds what position?

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