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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 the end of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters,” Ralph is said to weep for “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart,” and for the death of what “true, wise friend”?
(a) Sam.
(b) Simon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Piggy.

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

3. Piggy says as they relight the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “If only we could make a” what?
(a) "Raft."
(b) "Fan."
(c) "Saw."
(d) "Radio."

4. 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) Wilfred.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Roger.

5. The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean was written by what Scottish author?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Henry James.
(d) R. M. Ballantyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the boys pick up and carry the pig after the kill in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” Ralph wishes that he had a pair of scissors to do what?

3. What word used in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees” refers to the quality of being dulled or rounded at the extremity?

4. What word used in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters” means a kiss of peace?

5. What word from Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” means to make gestures in an excited manner?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is ironic about the denouement of Lord of the Flies?

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

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

5. What do Jack and Ralph argue about during their journey in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

6. What suggestions do Piggy and Simon make following the meeting in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

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

8. Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? What do they find there?

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

10. What does Simon discover while he is alone in the forest in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

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