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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. In Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach,” the narrator states, “The silence of the forest was more oppressive than” what?
(a) “The danger.”
(b) “The isolation.”
(c) “The permanence.”
(d) “The heat.”

2. As Simon attempts to speak during the assembly in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water,” the narrator states, “Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential” what?
(a) “Reverence.”
(b) “Hope.”
(c) “Illness.”
(d) “Beauty.”

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?
(a) Belligerence.
(b) Simile.
(c) Reverence.
(d) Vicissitude.

4. 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) “Taking orders.”
(b) “Acting independently.”
(c) “Working toward a goal.”
(d) “Being patient.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the boys does Ralph say built the second shelter in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

2. What is Piggy’s answer when Ralph asks him in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell,” “What’s your father?”

3. Who suggests that the boys hold a vote for the chief in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

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

5. Who is described in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair” as “the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the conch shell come to represent symbolically in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”? Why?

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

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

4. Who are the first characters introduced in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? How are they described?

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

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 events have led to the boys’ arrival on the island in Lord of the Flies?

9. What is discussed at the meeting in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? How do the boys feel about their situation?

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

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