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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) Interrogation.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Religious allusion.

2. Who picks up Percival and carries him to a shelter in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Robert and Henry.
(b) Jack and Roger.
(c) Piggy and Simon.
(d) Ralph and Simon.

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

4. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Jack.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Maurice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word, used to describe Ralph’s feelings about the shell in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” refers to a feeling of deep respect tinged with awe?

2. When does Piggy surmise the war will be over when he speaks at the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. Who leads the boys to the mountaintop in order to begin building a signal fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

4. Which of the boys comes up to Ralph at the castle to ask in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Why can’t we stay here for a bit?”

5. Who slaps Johnny when he bursts into tears during the impromptu meeting the morning after the beast has been spotted in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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