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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A women’s clothing store.
(d) A florist shop.

2. What is the name of the littlun that first steps forward to talk about the beast during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Phil.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Maurice.

3. What does the word “furtive” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Stealthy.
(b) Personalized.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Savage.

4. What is the name of the littlun that the narrator describes crawling into a shelter and staying there for two days, “talking, singing, and crying, till they thought him batty and were faintly amused” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Percival.
(c) Henry.
(d) Maurice.

5. How old does Ralph say he was when his father taught him to swim in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Ralph in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching” what?

2. During Piggy’s speech at the podium during the assembly he declares that “Life is” what, in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. Who, in addition to Piggy, tries to convince Ralph not to give up his position as chief at the end of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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