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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. What ailment does Simon seemingly suffer from in Lord of the Flies?
2. What happens to the body of the boy who is killed during the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
3. What word is used in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses” to mean pertaining to the study of religious truth or divinity?
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”?
5. After the ritual in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death,” the narrator says, “Along the shoreward edge of the shallows the advancing clearness was full of strange, moonbeam-bodied creatures with” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when one of the hunters spots a pig in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
2. What is ironic about the denouement of Lord of the Flies?
3. Why does Ralph begin running for the beach and shelters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
4. What is Ralph doing in the beginning of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What news does he learn from the twins?
5. How does Jack differ from Ralph as a leader, as seen in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
6. 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?
7. What is decided on the journey to the mountain in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
8. What do Jack and Ralph argue about during their journey in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
9. What leads up to Simon’s death in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? How does Simon die?
10. How does the conflict escalate between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Castle Rock in Chapter 6. How tall is the cliff that is described? How must Ralph and Jack go about accessing the area? How dangerous is this setting? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of “The Individual versus Community” in Lord of the Flies. How has Ralph’s “community” been destroyed in the course of the novel? How does Ralph feel this loss? Do you think Ralph would choose to join Jack’s tribe if he were given the chance? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative point of view of Lord of the Flies. Is the story related from a first, second, or third person perspective? Is the narrator’s point of view limited or omniscient? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What effect do these choices of the author’s have on the reader?
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