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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. When the boys reenact the battle for the boar in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” which of the boys portrays the boar?

2. Who stops Roger as he approaches the Castle Rock, saying “Halt! Who goes there?” in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

3. Who responds when Ralph asks where Jack is in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock,” saying “He’s hunting. And he said we weren’t to let you in”?

4. In Ralph’s memory in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees,” he recalls following his father from Chatham to where?

5. Who says that the boys can’t go start a fire on the mountain because they don’t have the spectacles in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ralph begin running for the beach and shelters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

2. How do the actions of Jack’s tribe debilitate Ralph’s tribe in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

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

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

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

6. What is symbolized by the destruction of the conch shell in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?

7. What is illustrated by the fact that many of the boys begin to disappear from Ralph’s camp in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

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

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

10. How does Ralph attempt to escape the hunters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the leadership qualities of Ralph and Jack in the novel. Why does Jack decide to leave Ralph’s group? What happens when he makes this announcement? What will happen to Ralph’s group without the hunters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the character of Jack Merridew in the novel. How old are the choir boys that are on the island? What was Jack’s role within the choir? How do the characters of Jack and Ralph get along in the beginning of the story? What potential conflicts are established in the first chapters?

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