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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Partial deafness.
(d) Epilepsy.

2. Which of the boys had, in his “other life… received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand,” according to the narrator in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Robert.
(c) Roger.
(d) Simon.

3. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Simon.
(d) Henry.

4. Which of the older boys leads the way through the sand castles, kicking them over and laughing, in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Roger.
(d) Robert.

5. What are the boys from the choir wearing when they arrive on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) High-collared uniforms.
(c) Swimsuits.
(d) Black cloaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. 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”?

4. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. Which of the littluns has been left “in triumphant possession of the castles” after the others have run off in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

(see the answer key)

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