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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 narrator notes when the feast begins to die down in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” “Evening was come, not with calm beauty but with” what?
(a) “The power of sacrifice.”
(b) “The threat of violence.”
(c) “A solemn reverence.”
(d) “The threat of rain.”

2. Who says that the boys can’t go start a fire on the mountain because they don’t have the spectacles in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
(a) Robert.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Jack.
(d) Roger.

3. What does Jack say “doesn’t count at this end of the island” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) “The torch.”
(b) “The stone.”
(c) “The conch.”
(d) “The king.”

4. In the reenactment of the pig killing in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness,” who portrays the sow?
(a) Jack.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Roger.
(d) Robert.

5. What colors of face paint is Jack described as wearing in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black and blue.
(c) Brown and black.
(d) Red and green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of his body gives Simon frequent pain as he makes his way through the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. It is revealed to Roger in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” that Jack got angry at what boy and had him tied up so that he can be beaten?

3. What is the second tactic used by Jack’s tribe to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

4. Who pulls the lever that drops the boulder, killing Piggy, in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

5. How many of the boys raise their hands when Jack demands of them, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is illustrated by the fact that many of the boys begin to disappear from Ralph’s camp in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

2. What argument ensues between Ralph and his companions regarding the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

3. Why does Ralph go to Jack’s fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? What does he encounter when he arrives?

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

5. What does Jack announce at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

6. How do the actions of Jack’s tribe debilitate Ralph’s tribe in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

7. How has Ralph’s tribe changed by the beginning of Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

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

9. What is foreshadowed by the changing relationship between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

10. What conflicts arise when Jack arrives at the fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

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