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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 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” Ralph claims that what happened during the ritual was murder. What does Piggy desperately claim it was instead?
(a) An accident.
(b) Self-protection.
(c) A religious act.
(d) A sign of power.

2. Who asks Jack in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “What’ll we use for lighting the fire”?
(a) Simon.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Bill.

3. What is the second tactic used by Jack’s tribe to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
(a) They send a wild boar into the thicket.
(b) They shoot guns into the thicket.
(c) They hurl boulders into the thicket.
(d) They light the thicket on fire.

4. As Ralph drifts to sleep in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” he imagines to himself, “Supposing they could be transported home by jet, then before morning they would land at that big airfield” where?
(a) “In New York.”
(b) “In Wiltshire.”
(c) “In Manchester.”
(d) “In London.”

5. In the beginning of Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” Ralph wishes that he had a pair of scissors to do what?
(a) Cut his hair.
(b) Cut his shirt sleeves.
(c) Cut a boat sail.
(d) Cut his shorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon say when he first speaks aloud in the jungle in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

2. How many feet down does Piggy fall when he is hit by the rock in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

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

4. Jack tells his hunters at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that Ralph said they are all what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What leads up to Simon’s death in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? How does Simon die?

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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