Lord of the Flies, Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Who remains in Ralph's group at the beginning of Chapter 10?

   • Piggy, Robert, and some littluns
   • Samneric, Bill, and Maurice
   • Only Piggy and a few littluns
   • Correct answer: Piggy, Samneric, and some littluns

   After the feast and Simon's death, only Piggy, Sam and Eric, and a handful of littluns remain loyal to Ralph.

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2. 2

   Question 2. How does Ralph describe what happened to Simon?

   • He calls it an accident
   • Correct answer: He calls it murder
   • He blames it on the beast
   • He refuses to discuss it

   Ralph is the only boy who honestly names Simon's killing as murder, demonstrating his lingering moral awareness.

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   Question 3. How does Jack explain Simon's death to his tribe at Castle Rock?

   • Correct answer: He says the beast came disguised as Simon and cannot be killed
   • He accuses Ralph and Piggy of organizing the attack on Simon
   • He admits the hunters killed Simon and insists that Simon deserved it
   • He insists Simon escaped into the forest and disappeared after the feast

   Jack manipulates the truth by claiming the beast took Simon's form, keeping the boys fearful and dependent on his leadership.

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4. 4

   Question 4. What do the raiders steal from Ralph's camp?

   • The conch shell
   • Food and fruit
   • Correct answer: Piggy's glasses
   • Spears and weapons

   Jack's raiders steal Piggy's glasses because they are the only means of starting fire on the island.

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   Question 5. What does Piggy first think the raiders came to take?

   • The signal fire
   • Piggy's glasses
   • Correct answer: The conch shell
   • Their shelter materials

   After the raid Piggy says he thought they wanted the conch, but when Ralph checks, it still glimmers by the chief's seat. The raiders came for something else.

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   Question 6. What happens during the nighttime scuffle in Ralph's shelter?

   • Ralph captures a hunter and imprisons him inside the shelter
   • Correct answer: Ralph and Eric accidentally fight each other in the dark
   • Piggy blows the conch to interrupt the fighting in the darkness
   • Ralph pursues the raiders along the beach toward Castle Rock

   In the darkness and confusion of the raid, Ralph and Eric fight each other, unable to distinguish friend from foe.

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   Question 7. How does Roger respond when Robert tells him the chief is going to beat Wilfred?

   • He objects that Wilfred should not be punished without a reason
   • He secretly returns to the shelters to warn Ralph about the raid
   • He decides the chief is weak and privately plans to replace him
   • Correct answer: He takes the news as an illumination about unchecked power

   Hearing that Wilfred is to be beaten for no stated reason, Roger stops working at his loose tooth and sits still, absorbing "the possibilities of irresponsible authority."

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   Question 8. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • Did Piggy acknowledge his role in Simon's killing in Chapter 10?

     Didn't happen

     Piggy refused to accept responsibility, insisting that Simon's death was an accident and that they were on the outside of the circle.

   • Did Jack's raiders take the conch shell during their nighttime attack?

     Didn't happen

     The raiders ignored the conch entirely, demonstrating that it has lost all value in the new savage order. They stole Piggy's glasses instead.

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   Question 9. What does the word 'gesticulating' mean as used in this chapter?

   • Correct answer: Making lively movements of the hands and arms
   • Pausing and hesitating while trying to decide
   • Carrying or bearing something with great effort
   • Speaking in a rapid, high-pitched, excited voice

   'Gesticulating' means making lively movements of the hands and arms. Piggy gesticulates as he searches for a way to explain away Simon's death.

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    Question 10. What does 'exulting' mean in the context of the chief's behavior at the end of the chapter?

    • Leaving or departing hastily from a place
    • Feeling ashamed and regretful about an act
    • Correct answer: Feeling or showing triumphant joy over a success
    • Boasting loudly to others about one's deeds

    'Exulting' means rejoicing in triumph. After the raid the chief trots back toward Castle Rock "exulting in his achievement."

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    Question 11. What does 'compelled' mean as used in the chapter?

    • Correct answer: Forced or driven irresistibly
    • Allowed or freely permitted to act
    • Gathered or put together
    • Gently coaxed or persuaded

    'Compelled' means forced or driven to do something. After the raid Sam boasts, then honesty compels him to admit that he only got mixed up with himself in a corner.

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