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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word “myopia” mean, as used in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Unworthiness.
(c) Farsightedness.
(d) Nearsightedness.

2. What word from Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” means to make gestures in an excited manner?
(a) Pontificate
(b) Revere.
(c) Luxuriate.
(d) Gesticulate.

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

4. One of the rules that Ralph establishes at the meeting in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” is that no one may speak at the meetings unless he is holding what?
(a) The staff.
(b) The shell.
(c) The spear.
(d) The stone.

5. How many of the boys raise their hands when Jack demands of them, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) 0.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the twins asks the other if he remembers what character from school in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

2. What is impaled on the stick that is referred as “The Lord of the Flies” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

3. Who cuts the sow’s neck with a knife in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

4. Who agrees to go back through the forest to the shelters and the littluns as the other boys head toward the mountain in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

5. What physical ailment does Piggy say he suffers from in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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