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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. The “half-cave” that Ralph and Jack encounter while looking for the beast is said to contain “nothing more terrible than a clutch of” what, in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) “Rotten eggs.”
(b) “Rotten fruit.”
(c) “Baby pigs.”
(d) “Spears.”

2. Where are the boys in Lord of the Flies from originally?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

3. 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) Ralph.
(b) Jack.
(c) Simon.
(d) Piggy.

4. What word used in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” refers to a warlike or aggressively hostile nature or attitude?
(a) Declivity.
(b) Vicissitude.
(c) Belligerence.
(d) Mirage.

5. Ralph lies in the shelter dreaming of feeding what farm animals when Sam and Eric arrive in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Ponies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of wild animals have the boys discovered living on the island in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”?

2. What are the boys from the choir wearing when they arrive on the beach in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

3. Who stands up at the assembly and claims he was alone in the forest at night in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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

5. What literary technique is used in the following sentence from Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”? “When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher.”

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be interpreted by Jack’s behavior toward Piggy in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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. How is the character of Simon described in the novel? What physical condition does Simon suffer from?

9. How have Ralph’s feelings about Piggy begun to change in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

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

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