Lord of the Flies Chapter 3 Quiz

Lord of the Flies Chapter 3 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. What is the quarrel between Ralph and Jack about in this chapter?
   How the fire should be rebuilt · Shelters against hunting for meat · Who should hold the shell first · Whether to explore the far rocks
2. How much of the shelter-building has actually been finished?
   All three are finished and strong · One stands and two are begun · Two stand and the third is a ruin · None, because the wood is wet
3. What does Simon's habit of slipping away to a screened clearing suggest about him?
   He is searching for the creature · He is afraid of Jack's hunters · He wants to be chief himself · He is at ease away from the group
4. What are the youngest boys doing while the shelters go up?
   Eating fruit and playing games · Carrying wood up to the fire · Sitting in a ring to be counted · Weaving leaves for the roofs
5. What contrast does the chapter title 'Huts on the Beach' set up?
   The beach against the open sea · Building a home against the hunt · The boys against the creature · Daylight against the coming dark

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.