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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 cuts his knee quite badly as the boys move along the rocks of the shoreline in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
2. What suggestion does Simon make when he takes the shell at the meeting in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
3. 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”?
4. 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?
5. How many of the boys raise their hands when Jack demands of them, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is decided on the journey to the mountain in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
2. What is represented by the behavior of the boys during the ritualistic dance in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
3. How does Piggy die in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”? Who is responsible for his death?
4. What does Simon discover while he is alone in the forest in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”?
5. What do Ralph and his companions decide to do about the fire in Chapter 8: “Gift for the Darkness”?
6. What argument ensues between Ralph and his companions regarding the fire in Chapter 10: “The Shell and the Glasses”?
7. Why do Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s camp in Chapter 9: “A View to a Death”? What do they find there?
8. What is ironic about the denouement of Lord of the Flies?
9. What is foreshadowed by the changing relationship between Jack and Ralph in Chapter 7: “Shadows and Tall Trees”?
10. What conflicts arise when Jack arrives at the fort in Chapter 11: “Castle Rock”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Percival, Johnny, and Henry, as introduced in Chapter 4. How old are the majority of the “littluns” on the island? How do these characters spend most of their time on the island? What fears compel the littluns in the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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