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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 does Simon discover “the beast” to actually be in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
(a) A dead water buffalo.
(b) A severed pig’s head impaled on a stick.
(c) A part of a plane engine.
(d) A dead pilot attached to a parachute.

2. Who does Jack order his tribe to capture and tie up in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
(a) Percival and Bill.
(b) Henry and Roger.
(c) Sam and Eric.
(d) Piggy and Ralph.

3. In the ending of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters,” the narrator notes that when the children all begin weeping, “The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little” what?
(a) “Embarrassed.”
(b) "Emotional."
(c) "Angry."
(d) “Overwhelmed.”

4. What do the twins and Piggy bring back to Ralph from the forest in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Meat.

5. Which boy interrupts Jack when he is talking about the beast appearing in disguise to say, “But didn’t we, didn’t we--?” in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Roger.
(d) Wilfred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that the boys use their socks like caps in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

2. What does the word “myopia” mean, as used in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

3. Who says at the suggestion of going to Castle Rock to talk to Jack about Piggy’s glasses, “We ought to take spears,” in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

4. Who lights the new fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

5. What is impaled on the stick that is referred as “The Lord of the Flies” in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Ralph sleep before “the hunt” in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What awakens him?

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

5. Why does Ralph begin running for the beach and shelters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

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

7. What is symbolized by the destruction of the conch shell in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

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

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

10. 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”?

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