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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jack suggests that “the castle” would make an excellent fort in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” this is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Religious allusion.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Interrogation.

2. Of the twins, the narrator says in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” that “they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant” what?
(a) “Working toward a goal.”
(b) “Acting independently.”
(c) “Being patient.”
(d) “Taking orders.”

3. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Candy.
(c) Meat.
(d) Spears.

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

5. Piggy tells Ralph in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that he’s worn glasses since he was how old?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. 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”?

3. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

4. 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”?

5. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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