Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Quiz — Lord of the Flies

What is Jack doing at the very beginning of Chapter 3?

• Swimming in the lagoon
• Tracking a pig through the jungle on all fours
• Building a shelter with Ralph
• Tending the signal fire on the mountain

Who is the only boy who consistently helps Ralph build the shelters?

• Piggy
• Jack
• Simon
• Roger

What is Ralph's main argument in favor of building shelters?

• The shelters will keep wild animals out
• The littluns need a sense of home and security because they have nightmares
• The shelters are needed to store the hunted meat
• Building shelters will keep the boys disciplined and busy

How many shelters are standing by the time Ralph and Jack argue?

• One sturdy shelter
• Two shaky shelters, with a third falling apart
• Three completed shelters
• No shelters have been completed

What does Jack's physical appearance in this chapter foreshadow?

• His eventual rescue from the island
• His growing alliance with Ralph
• His descent into savagery
• His decision to maintain the signal fire

What does Simon find when he goes into the jungle alone?

• A cave with fresh water
• A dead pilot tangled in a parachute
• A hidden glade filled with flowers and butterflies
• A group of pigs at a watering hole

What is the central thematic conflict revealed in Chapter 3?

• The boys versus the adults who abandoned them
• Civilization (represented by Ralph) versus savagery (represented by Jack)
• The littluns versus the older boys
• Simon versus the rest of the group

Jack successfully kills a pig in Chapter 3.

Ralph and Jack have a verbal argument about their different priorities on the island.

What does 'oppressive' mean as used in the phrase 'the silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat'?

• Refreshing and cool
• Weighing heavily on the senses; causing a feeling of suffocation
• Completely silent and peaceful
• Bright and overwhelming

What does 'compulsion' mean in the context of Jack's hunting?

• A carefully reasoned decision
• A feeling of boredom
• An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way
• A sense of duty to the group

What does 'antagonism' mean as it describes the relationship between Ralph and Jack?

• Deep friendship and mutual respect
• Playful teasing between friends
• Active hostility or opposition
• Quiet indifference