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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the boys are thoughtful enough to bring leaves for the signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Simon and Peter.
(b) Henry and Maurice.
(c) Sam and Eric.
(d) Johnny and Percival.

2. As Ralph prepares for the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” he considers to himself, “I can’t think. Not like” whom?
(a) “Piggy.”
(b) “Johnny.”
(c) “Simon.”
(d) “Jack.”

3. What color are the pig droppings that Jack finds in the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Reddish brown.
(c) Olive green.
(d) Solid black.

4. Who leads the boys to the mountaintop in order to begin building a signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Jack.
(d) Henry.

5. Of the three littluns that are described together playing by the sandcastles in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” who is described as “the biggest of them”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Percival.
(d) Maurice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ralph say will be guarding the fire that night during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

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

4. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. Ralph wheels on the hunters during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” and says “You can laugh! But I tell you the smoke is more important than” what?

(see the answer key)

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