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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word “interminable,” used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Unending.
(b) Near-sighted.
(c) Far-sighted.
(d) Cruel.

2. What happens to the body of the boy who is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) It is carried away by the tide.
(b) It is eaten by boars.
(c) It is impaled on a stick.
(d) It is eaten by vultures.

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

4. Which of the boys comes up to Ralph at the castle to ask in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Why can’t we stay here for a bit?”
(a) Jack.
(b) Simon.
(c) Bill.
(d) Henry.

5. Who slaps Johnny when he bursts into tears during the impromptu meeting the morning after the beast has been spotted in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

2. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?

3. Which of the littluns does Roger follow to the beach and begin throwing stones at in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

4. What does Simon say when he first speaks aloud in the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

5. Who acts as Ralph’s witness that he hit the boar with the spear in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” saying “I saw you. Right bang on his snout—Wheee!”?

(see the answer key)

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