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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?
(a) Stamens.
(b) Cultivars.
(c) Sepals.
(d) Plots.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?

3. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?

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

5. How old does Ralph say he was when his father taught him to swim in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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