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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”
(a) “My dad left us.”
(b) “My dad is a carpenter.”
(c) “My dad’s dead.”
(d) “My dad is a butcher.”

2. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

3. What word from Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” refers to a contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Convulsion.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Exhilaration.

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

5. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A conch shell.
(b) An alphabet cone.
(c) A Florida auger.
(d) A slipper shell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

2. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

3. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?

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

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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