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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cuts the sow’s neck with a knife in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Simon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Johnny.

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

3. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?
(a) Submerged.
(b) Obstinate.
(c) Declivity.
(d) Vicissitude.

4. 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) Simon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Maurice.

5. Jack claims at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that Ralph “says things like” whom?
(a) Charlatan.
(b) Prefect.
(c) Sepal.
(d) Minaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Ralph in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching” what?

2. Which “littlun” is unaccounted for at the end of Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

3. Which of the boys volunteer to go along with Jack to steal fire from the other camp that night in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

4. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?

5. What word does Jack use in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that refers to a person appointed to a position of command or authority?

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