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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the three littluns that are described together playing by the sandcastles in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair,” who is described as “the biggest of them”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Percival.
(d) Henry.

2. Piggy says as they relight the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “If only we could make a” what?
(a) "Saw."
(b) "Fan."
(c) "Radio."
(d) "Raft."

3. As the big boys set out to hunt down the beast in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” the narrator states, “This day promised, like the others, to be a sunbath under” what?
(a) “A blue dome.”
(b) “A parched sky.”
(c) “A red dome.”
(d) “A violent sky.”

4. 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) Black cloaks.
(d) Military uniforms.

5. What does the word “vicissitude” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Savagery.
(b) A betrayal of principles.
(c) A change or variation.
(d) A gathering of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?

2. In Ralph’s memory in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” he recalls following his father from Chatham to where?

3. What word used in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters” means a kiss of peace?

4. What is the name of the littlun that first steps forward to talk about the beast during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

5. Jack claims at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that Ralph “says things like” whom?

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