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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?
(a) “The danger.”
(b) “The permanence.”
(c) “The heat.”
(d) “The isolation.”

2. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Spears.
(b) Bows and arrows.
(c) Guns.
(d) Blowguns.

3. One of the rules that Ralph establishes at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” is that no one may speak at the meetings unless he is holding what?
(a) The stone.
(b) The shell.
(c) The spear.
(d) The staff.

4. When the choir assumes guardianship of the fire, what group within them is assigned fire-duty during the first week in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) The trebles.
(b) The basses.
(c) The altos.
(d) The sopranos.

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”?
(a) Black-colored.
(b) Violet-colored.
(c) Mulberry-colored.
(d) Crimson-colored.

Short Answer 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?

2. What adjective used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” to describe Simon means lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness?

3. What kind of store does Piggy say his auntie used to run in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” “At midday the illusions merged into the sky and there the sun gazed down like” what?

5. What kinds of wild animals have the boys discovered living on the island in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

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