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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” means rich abundance or lushness?
(a) Luxuriance.
(b) Belligerence.
(c) Vicissitude.
(d) Diffidence.

2. Who suggests that the boys use their socks like caps in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
(a) Eric.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Piggy.
(d) Percival.

3. Ralph tells Piggy in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that his father holds what position?
(a) Commander of the Navy.
(b) Magazine Editor.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Ambassador to Egypt.

4. What color eyes is Jack said to have in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

5. Who is back at the shelters with the littluns as the other boys are on the hunt for the beast in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Simon.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Piggy say was murdered in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

2. Jack tells his hunters at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that Ralph said they are all what?

3. 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”?

4. What does the word “furtive” mean, as used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. The “half-cave” that Ralph and Jack encounter while looking for the beast is said to contain “nothing more terrible than a clutch of” what, in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

(see the answer key)

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