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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. Who obeys when Jack orders “Give me a drink” after he’s eaten at the feast in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
2. Piggy suggests to the boys that they rebuild the fire where, in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
3. Who suggests that the boys use their socks like caps in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
4. By what name does Ralph refer to Jack’s followers in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is symbolized by the death of Simon in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
2. How does the conflict escalate between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? Why?
3. What happens when one of the hunters spots a pig in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
4. Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? What do they find there?
5. What suggestions do Piggy and Simon make following the meeting in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
6. What do Ralph and his companions decide to do about the fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
7. Why does Ralph go to Jack’s fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? What does he encounter when he arrives?
8. What argument ensues between Ralph and his companions regarding the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
9. 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?
10. What does Simon discover while he is alone in the forest in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role reversal of Ralph and Jack as seen in Chapter 5. How does Jack behave toward Ralph at the meeting? What does this suggest about Jack’s level of contempt for Ralph and his rules? What has caused the change in Jack’s behavior?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of “Civility versus Savagery” in Lord of the Flies. How has the author developed this theme through the first chapters of the novel? Why and how does the theme come to the forefront in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”? How is the theme represented in the denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the outbreak of the forest fire in Chapter 2: “Fire on the Mountain” and the disappearance of the boy with the maroon birthmark. What is implied to have happened to the boy? Would this have happened if the others had heeded Piggy’s advice? Why or why not?
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