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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 Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean was written by what Scottish author?

2. Piggy says as they relight the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses,” “If only we could make a” what?

3. What word does Jack use in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness” that refers to a person appointed to a position of command or authority?

4. What does Simon discover “the beast” to actually be in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?

5. In the reenactment of the pig killing in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness,” who portrays the sow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ralph doing in the beginning of Chapter 12: “Cry of the Hunters”? What news does he learn from the twins?

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

3. How has Ralph’s tribe changed by the beginning of Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?

4. What do Ralph and his companions decide to do about the fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

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

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

7. What does Jack announce at the meeting in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

8. How does Piggy die in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? Who is responsible for his death?

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

10. What is represented metaphorically through the killing of the sow in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Ralph as the protagonist of Lord of the Flies. How old is Ralph? What does the reader know about his character based on the dialogue and exposition in Chapter 1? What elements of Ralph’s character indicate he will be the protagonist of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What does the conch shell symbolize in Lord of the Flies? How does the symbolism of this object change in the course of the story? What happens to the conch shell? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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