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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) A conch shell.
(b) A Florida auger.
(c) A slipper shell.
(d) An alphabet cone.

2. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?
(a) A sea monster.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A political organization.
(d) A spaceship.

3. 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 stone.
(c) The spear.
(d) The shell.

4. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to a downward slope of ground?
(a) Exhilaration.
(b) Declivity.
(c) Simile.
(d) Vicissitude.

5. What is the meaning of the word “ebullience,” used in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Vicissitude.
(c) Luxuriance.
(d) Exhilaration.

6. What color are the pig droppings that Jack finds in the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Olive green.
(b) Solid black.
(c) Reddish brown.
(d) Dark brown.

7. The first boy that appears after Ralph blows the sounds on the shell is said to be about how old in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

8. The members of the choir have adjusted their choir hats to resemble what, in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Fedoras.
(b) Berets.
(c) Cowboy hats.
(d) Wizard hats.

9. Who is the only boy who does not help gather firewood in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Simon.
(c) Piggy.
(d) Robert.

10. When the choir assumes guardianship of the fire, what group within them is assigned fire-duty during the first week in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?
(a) The basses.
(b) The sopranos.
(c) The altos.
(d) The trebles.

11. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” is an adjective indicating that something is under the surface?
(a) Obstinate.
(b) Vicissitude.
(c) Submerged.
(d) Declivity.

12. Who is described in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” as “the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow”?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Simon.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Jack.

13. Who are described as “the smallest boys on the island” in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Henry and Simon.
(b) Jack and Ralph.
(c) Percival and Johnny.
(d) Roger and Robert.

14. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Simon and Johnny.
(b) Percival and Maurice.
(c) Roger and Robert.
(d) Sam and Eric.

15. 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?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Correlation.
(c) Simile.
(d) Mirage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” to describe Simon means lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness?

2. How old does Ralph say he was when his father taught him to swim in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

3. What does Simon hand to the littluns after they’ve followed him into the forest in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

4. Who does Ralph say will be guarding the fire that night during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

5. Ralph lies in the shelter dreaming of feeding what farm animals when Sam and Eric arrive in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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