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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 Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Meat.
(b) Spears.
(c) Candy.
(d) Fruit.

2. Who suggests the boys use Piggy’s glasses to start the fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Johnny.

3. By what name does Ralph refer to Jack’s followers in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) “The Blues.”
(b) “The Painteds.”
(c) “The Pig-killers.”
(d) “The Reds.”

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

5. Who asks Jack as he disembowels the pig, “How can we make a fire?” in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Henry.
(c) Roger.
(d) Percival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the imagery surrounding the vast sea symbolize in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

2. What colors of face paint is Jack described as wearing in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

3. What word used in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” refers to the quality of being dulled or rounded at the extremity?

4. Which of the older boys leads the way through the sand castles, kicking them over and laughing, in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

5. What word does Piggy use in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” to refer to images that appeared on the horizon and then disappeared as the boys watched?

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