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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to a downward slope of ground?
(a) Simile.
(b) Vicissitude.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Exhilaration.

3. The “half-cave” that Ralph and Jack encounter while looking for the beast is said to contain “nothing more terrible than a clutch of” what, in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) “Rotten eggs.”
(b) “Spears.”
(c) “Rotten fruit.”
(d) “Baby pigs.”

4. 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) Crimson-colored.
(c) Mulberry-colored.
(d) Violet-colored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Percival’s full name that he states in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

3. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?

4. 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?

5. What literary technique is used in the following sentence from Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”? “When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher.”

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