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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” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?
(a) Obstinate.
(b) Declivity.
(c) Submerged.
(d) Vicissitude.

2. Who suggests the boys use Piggy’s glasses to start the fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Henry.
(d) Piggy.

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

4. What is the meaning of the word “ebullience,” used in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Luxuriance.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Vicissitude.
(d) Belligerence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boys from the choir wearing when they arrive on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?

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