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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

2. During Piggy’s speech at the podium during the assembly he declares that “Life is” what, in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) “Scientific.”
(b) “Futile.”
(c) “Hopeful.”
(d) “Meaningless.”

3. What color hair is Simon said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. What word, used to describe Ralph’s feelings about the shell in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” refers to a feeling of deep respect tinged with awe?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Reverence.
(c) Simile.
(d) Vicissitude.

5. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Simon.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests the boys use Piggy’s glasses to start the fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. Who performs clownishly at the assembly in order to make the littluns stop wailing in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

5. Who are described as “the smallest boys on the island” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

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