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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 do the twins and Piggy bring back to Ralph from the forest in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
2. What does Ralph find in the forest to use as a weapon in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
3. What is the second tactic used by Jack’s tribe to flush Ralph from the thicket in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
4. What does the word “propitiate” mean, as used in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
5. In the end of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters,” Ralph is said to weep for “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart,” and for the death of what “true, wise friend”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Ralph sleep before “the hunt” in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What awakens him?
2. What confrontation takes place between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
3. How does Ralph attempt to escape the hunters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
4. What conflicts arise when Jack arrives at the fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
5. Why does Ralph go to Jack’s fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? What does he encounter when he arrives?
6. How do the actions of Jack’s tribe debilitate Ralph’s tribe in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
7. Why does Ralph begin running for the beach and shelters in Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”?
8. Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? What do they find there?
9. What is symbolized by the destruction of the conch shell in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
10. What happens when one of the hunters spots a pig in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the destruction of Piggy’s glasses in Chapter 4. How do the spectacles get broken? How do the other boys respond to this violence? What does this suggest about the growing lack of discipline among these boys? What does this say about Ralph’s ability to lead?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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