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Lord of the Flies Reading quiz Ch. 1-3. 1. What is the most correct name for the boy on the cover? a) Eustace b) Piggy c) Hurley d) Merridew a) Eustace.

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1 Lord of the Flies Reading quiz Ch. 1-3

2 1. What is the most correct name for the boy on the cover? a) Eustace b) Piggy c) Hurley d) Merridew a) Eustace b) Piggy c) Hurley d) Merridew

3 2. Chapter 1 is called “The Sound of the Shell.” To what is it referring? a) The sound of the ammunition that bombed the boys’ ship b) The sound of the shells from the rifles the boys use to hunt the pigs c) The sound of the shell that brings the boys to the meeting place d) All of the above a) The sound of the ammunition that bombed the boys’ ship b) The sound of the shells from the rifles the boys use to hunt the pigs c) The sound of the shell that brings the boys to the meeting place d) All of the above

4 3. What is the “long scar smashed into the jungle?” a) The mark the airplane left when the plane crashed b) The canyon that divides one side of the island from the other c) The violent river that prevents crossing from one side of the island to the other d) None of the above; the “long scar” is a metaphor for the pain the boys are experiencing. a) The mark the airplane left when the plane crashed b) The canyon that divides one side of the island from the other c) The violent river that prevents crossing from one side of the island to the other d) None of the above; the “long scar” is a metaphor for the pain the boys are experiencing.

5 4. Which of the following phrases does not describe Ralph? a) “the fair boy” b) Body of a potential boxer c) Features that “proclaim no devil” d) Leader of the choir a) “the fair boy” b) Body of a potential boxer c) Features that “proclaim no devil” d) Leader of the choir

6 5. How have the boys come to be on the island? a) Their ship wrecked on the island while evading German U-boats. b) Their plane was attacked and split into half. c) They were born on the island, but the adults have disappeared. d) We are not given that information. a) Their ship wrecked on the island while evading German U-boats. b) Their plane was attacked and split into half. c) They were born on the island, but the adults have disappeared. d) We are not given that information.

7 6. What does the phrase “You can’t half swim well” mean? a) Your arms are using the correct technique, but you need to work on your kick. b) Your kick is right, but let me show you how to use your arms. c) You are an awful swimmer. d) I wish I could swim like you. a) Your arms are using the correct technique, but you need to work on your kick. b) Your kick is right, but let me show you how to use your arms. c) You are an awful swimmer. d) I wish I could swim like you.

8 7. What is the distinguishing factor of the fruit on the island? a) It’s hard to find, but nourishing and delicious. b) It gives everyone diarrhea, and they have to keep going in the bushes. c) It’s only good for boar bait. d) It’s green and shaped like a candle. a) It’s hard to find, but nourishing and delicious. b) It gives everyone diarrhea, and they have to keep going in the bushes. c) It’s only good for boar bait. d) It’s green and shaped like a candle.

9 8. Who is “the man with the trumpet?” a) Jack; he has a trumpet as leader of the choir. b) Ralph; he blows the conch shell. c) The pilot; he blows the whistle. d) There is no man with the trumpet. a) Jack; he has a trumpet as leader of the choir. b) Ralph; he blows the conch shell. c) The pilot; he blows the whistle. d) There is no man with the trumpet.

10 9. According to the narrator, why didn’t Jack kill the pig the first time? a) He realized what it meant to kill. b) He was choosing an entry point. c) He needed more people to trap the pig. d) He thought it might kill him instead. a) He realized what it meant to kill. b) He was choosing an entry point. c) He needed more people to trap the pig. d) He thought it might kill him instead.

11 10. The evil thing on the island is described in all of the following ways EXCEPT: a) Snake thing b) Smoke monster c) Beastie d) Nightmare a) Snake thing b) Smoke monster c) Beastie d) Nightmare

12 11. What has happened to the boy with the birthmark (the first boy to speak of the beast)? a)He has tried to leave the island by raft, but finds that the island won’t let him go. b)He has been killed by the beast. c)He has been burned alive by the fire. d)Nothing; he’s still around.


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