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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. 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 shell.
(b) The spear.
(c) The stone.
(d) The staff.

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

3. Who is the only boy that is helping Ralph build the shelters in Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Simon.
(c) Henry.
(d) Johnny.

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

5. 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 carpenter.”
(b) “My dad is a butcher.”
(c) “My dad left us.”
(d) “My dad’s dead.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the twins that appear on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

3. 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?

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

5. What is Percival’s full name that he states in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Piggy contribute at the meeting in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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”?

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

9. How does the dead signal fire develop conflict in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

10. How do the positions of authority and leadership begin to evolve in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

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