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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What ocean is described as surrounding the island in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?
(a) The Arctic Ocean.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

4. When does Piggy surmise the war will be over when he speaks at the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?
(a) A year or two.
(b) In a few months.
(c) Tomorrow or the next day.
(d) Three or four years.

5. When the boys are trying to figure out how to light a fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain,” who says, “You make a bow and spin the arrow”?
(a) Roger.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Piggy’s speech at the podium during the assembly he declares that “Life is” what, in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. 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”?

3. One of the twins asks the other if he remembers what character from school in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

4. The narrator says of Ralph in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” “He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching” what?

5. What color is Jack Merridew’s hair in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What routines have been established on the island in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

2. What is an example from Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” that illustrates Piggy’s position within the group?

3. What is found at the castle rock in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”? Where do the boys go next?

4. What characteristics serve to develop the conflict between Ralph and Jack in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

5. How have Jack’s and Ralph’s experiences differed during the first days on the island, as seen in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

6. How would you describe the exploration of the boys in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

7. Why does Ralph confront Jack in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”? How does Jack respond?

8. Why does Jack begin wearing face paint in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

9. What events lead up to the panic of Sam and Eric in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

10. How would you describe the system of discipline on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”? What effects can you see from this system?

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