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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in addition to Piggy, tries to convince Ralph not to give up his position as chief at the end of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Jack.
(c) Simon.
(d) Robert.

2. What do the twins and Piggy bring back to Ralph from the forest in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Meat.

3. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. Who does Ralph say will be guarding the fire that night during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Johnny and Jack.
(b) Sam and Eric.
(c) Robert and Percival.
(d) Maurice and Roger.

5. Who suggests that the boys hold a vote for the chief in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Simon.
(c) Henry.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author uses the following sentence in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”: “The flames, as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly toward a line of birch-like saplings that fledged an outcrop of the pink rock.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?

2. What word used in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” refers to the quality of being dulled or rounded at the extremity?

3. In the reenactment of the killing of the pig in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness,” who portrays the killer?

4. How old does Ralph say he was when his father taught him to swim in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

5. 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”?

(see the answer key)

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