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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. Piggy tells Ralph in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell” that he’s worn glasses since he was how old?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”
(a) “My dad is a butcher.”
(b) “My dad is a carpenter.”
(c) “My dad’s dead.”
(d) “My dad left us.”

3. 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) Bill.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Simon.

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

5. 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) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What British slang word is used throughout the narrative to mean excellent or wonderful?

3. What word, used to describe Ralph’s feelings about the shell in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” refers to a feeling of deep respect tinged with awe?

4. What weapons have Jack and the choir boys devised for hunting game on the island in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

5. What does Jack ask Ralph for when he arrives at the camp in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed at the vote for the leader at the meeting in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? Who is chosen?

2. 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”?

3. How are the relationships between the older and younger boys illustrated in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

4. Why does Ralph allow Jack to take the lead in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”? What consequences does this have?

5. What is discussed as the “main point” of the meeting in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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

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

8. What leads to the impromptu meeting in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”? What decision is made at the meeting?

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

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

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