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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the boys comes up to Ralph at the castle to ask in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Why can’t we stay here for a bit?”
(a) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Bill.
(d) Jack.

2. When Jack suggests that “the castle” would make an excellent fort in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” this is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Religious allusion.

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

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

5. Who suggests at the impromptu meeting in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Couldn’t we—kind of—stay here? Maybe the beast won’t come near us”?
(a) Bill.
(b) Piggy.
(c) Phil.
(d) Jack.

6. 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”?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Phil.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Simon.

7. Which of the littluns had run off crying after getting sand in his eye in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) Percival.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Johnny.

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

9. What is Percival’s full name that he states in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) Percival Wemys Madison.
(b) Percival William Jackson.
(c) Percival Henry Waterson.
(d) Percival James Anderson.

10. Of the twins, the narrator says in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” that “they could never manage to do things sensibly if that meant” what?
(a) “Being patient.”
(b) “Taking orders.”
(c) “Working toward a goal.”
(d) “Acting independently.”

11. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?
(a) “Masterly.”
(b) “Wizard.”
(c) “Rad.”
(d) “Doge.”

12. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

13. What word from Chapter 5: “Beast from Water” refers to a contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Declivity.
(c) Convulsion.
(d) Exhilaration.

14. What word used in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach” refers to the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower?
(a) Cultivars.
(b) Sepals.
(c) Stamens.
(d) Plots.

15. What are the boys from the choir wearing when they arrive on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Swimsuits.
(c) High-collared uniforms.
(d) Black cloaks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the littluns has been left “in triumphant possession of the castles” after the others have run off in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

3. What is the meaning of the word “interminable,” used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

4. What kind of shell do Ralph and Piggy discover on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

5. What color is the cliff of rock that forms the side of the castle described as in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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