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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Piggy surmise the war will be over when he speaks at the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Three or four years.
(b) A year or two.
(c) In a few months.
(d) Tomorrow or the next day.

2. The members of the choir have adjusted their choir hats to resemble what, in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Berets.
(b) Fedoras.
(c) Wizard hats.
(d) Cowboy hats.

3. Which of the older boys leads the way through the sand castles, kicking them over and laughing, in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Roger.
(c) Simon.
(d) Robert.

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

5. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Henry.
(c) Simon.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the boys are thoughtful enough to bring leaves for the signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. When Jack arrives at the huts, Ralph says that his hunters have been back at camp hours ago and have been doing what, in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. What word does Piggy use in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” to refer to images that appeared on the horizon and then disappeared as the boys watched?

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

5. What color is the birthmark described as on the young boy who steps forward at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

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