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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first boy that appears after Ralph blows the sounds on the shell is said to be about how old in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

2. The word “leviathan” that is used in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air” refers to what?

3. What is Percival’s full name that he states in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

4. Which of the boys comes up to Ralph at the castle to ask in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air,” “Why can’t we stay here for a bit?”

5. Ralph lies in the shelter dreaming of feeding what farm animals when Sam and Eric arrive in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the dead signal fire develop conflict in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

2. What routines have been established on the island in Chapter 4: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”?

3. Why does Ralph confront Jack in the beginning of Chapter 3: “Huts on the Beach”? How does Jack respond?

4. What is discussed as the “main point” of the meeting in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

5. What is foreshadowed at the vote for the leader at the meeting in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”? Who is chosen?

6. What does the conch shell come to represent symbolically in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain”? Why?

7. How does Piggy contribute at the meeting in Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

8. How would you describe the tone and mood in the beginning of Chapter 5: “Beast from Water”?

9. How would you describe the exploration of the boys in Chapter 1: “The Sound of the Shell”?

10. Why does Ralph allow Jack to take the lead in Chapter 6: “Beast from Air”? What consequences does this have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Approximately how old is Piggy? What personality characteristics stand out upon his introduction? What does Ralph think of Piggy when they first meet? How does Piggy change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ralph’s decision to go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9. Why do Ralph and Piggy decide to go have meat at Jack’s feast? What happens when they arrive? How does Jack treat them? How does Ralph respond when Jack tries to talk the others into joining his tribe?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Simon’s death in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death.” What do you think Simon’s death represents symbolically in the novel? Why do the boys of Jack’s tribe attack Simon? Who do they think he is? What do they do to him? How do they respond to their actions when it is over?

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