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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. What symbolic object in the novel was destroyed when Piggy died?
(a) The knife.
(b) The staff.
(c) The shell.
(d) The pig's head.

2. After the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” the narrator says, “Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with” what?
(a) “Hopeful eyes.”
(b) “Fiery eyes.”
(c) “Eyes like opals.”
(d) “Mystical eyes.”

3. What does Ralph find in the forest to use as a weapon in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
(a) A parachute.
(b) A stick that is pointed on two ends.
(c) A metal bear-trap.
(d) A dagger.

4. Where does the narrator say a great scab had formed on Ralph in the opening of Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) On his arm.
(b) On his knee.
(c) On his neck.
(d) On his chest.

5. Who suggests that the boys need a drum after the pig-killing ritual in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
(a) Jack.
(b) Percival.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Maurice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam and Eric tell Ralph in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters” that Jack and who plant to hunt him tomorrow?

2. Simon makes an allusion to what English Queen in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

3. Who does Jack order his tribe to capture and tie up in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

4. In the reenactment of the pig killing in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness,” who portrays the sow?

5. What lies on the ground behind Jack and his hunters when they emerge from the forest toward Ralph, Piggy, and the twins, in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock,”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when one of the hunters spots a pig in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

2. How does Piggy die in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? Who is responsible for his death?

3. What do Ralph and his companions decide to do about the fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

4. How does Jack differ from Ralph as a leader, as seen in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

5. What confrontation takes place between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

6. How is the death of Simon perceived by the boys in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”? What does this indicate about their characters?

7. What is symbolized by the death of Simon in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

8. What is represented metaphorically through the killing of the sow in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

9. What is decided on the journey to the mountain in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

10. What is represented by the behavior of the boys during the ritualistic dance in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

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