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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “Working toward a goal.”
(b) “Being patient.”
(c) “Taking orders.”
(d) “Acting independently.”

2. What ailment does Simon seemingly suffer from in Lord of the Flies?
(a) Color-blindness.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Epilepsy
(d) Asthma.

3. What does Jack ask Ralph for when he arrives at the camp in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) A spear.
(b) Water.
(c) Piggy's glass.
(d) The shell.

4. 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?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. The members of the choir have adjusted their choir hats to resemble what, in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Fedoras.
(b) Wizard hats.
(c) Cowboy hats.
(d) Berets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?

2. The first boy that appears after Ralph blows the sounds on the shell is said to be about how old in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

3. 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?

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

5. Who suggests that the boys need a drum after the pig-killing ritual in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

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