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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Guns.
(b) Blowguns.
(c) Spears.
(d) Bows and arrows.

2. Between what two characters is there a developing conflict that is foreshadowed in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Piggy and Johnny.
(b) Simon and Maurice.
(c) Henry and Maurice.
(d) Jack and Ralph.

3. What does the boy with the birthmark first call “the beastie” in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) “The wolf-thing.”
(b) “The bird-thing.”
(c) “The bear-thing.”
(d) “The snake-thing.”

4. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What does Piggy say Sam and Eric are doing when Ralph arrives at the camp in the beginning of Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) Going to Jack’s camp.
(b) Gathering firewood.
(c) Hunting pigs.
(d) Gathering fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Piggy surmise the war will be over when he speaks at the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. Who picks up Percival and carries him to a shelter in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

3. Piggy tells Ralph in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that he’s worn glasses since he was how old?

4. 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”?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” Ralph wishes that he had a pair of scissors to do what?

(see the answer key)

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