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Ch. 4 - "The smaller boys" to "scavenging over the beach"
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- 1. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
In paragraph 1, "generic title" is used by the author to tell the reader that -
the smaller boys' importance to the larger boys leads to the small ones receiving a title
the larger boys don't see the smaller boys as individual people
the smaller boys had been aged dramatically by the experience of being abandoned
the larger boys honored the smaller boys for not crying for their mothers
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
As used in paragraph 1, the best antonym (opposite) for "chronic" is
permanent
painful
temporary
timely
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which of the following commentaries about the "littluns" is NOT found in paragraph 1?
They didn't really interact very much with the older boys.
Their careless eating habits often caused them to suffer.
Their lives centered around their bodies and their feelings.
They missed their mothers very much and often cried excessively for them.
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
From paragraph 3, the reader can infer that the boy with the "mulberry-marked face" -
has been rescued
has out grown the status of "littlun"
has died in the great fire
now plays with a different group of boys
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
In paragraph 5, which line explains why Maurice "felt the unease of wrongdoing"?
"Maurice followed, laughing"
"Only Percival began to whimper"
"In his other life Maurice had"
At the back of his mind formed
- 6. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
In paragraph 7, which of the following is not included in the meaning of "detritus of landward life"
"field"
"flood"
"bird droppings"
"insects"
- 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds5 pts
Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?
The littluns are a distinct group who tend to live separate lives from the older boys. Often, the littluns play on the beach, and one day three of the littluns are bothered by Roger and Maurice, who destroy part of the littluns' sandcastles. Only Maurice feels a little sorry for his actions; Roger is shown to be more cruel and threatening, especially when he follows Henry along the beach.
The littluns on the island are ignored by the older boys who often torment the smaller boys by destroying their sandcastles. The smaller boys ignore the older boys' cruelty, but Maurice tries to apologize for this actions while Roger enjoys the torment. Henry simply runs away from the older boys. The water creatures are just like the boys,
The littluns have fun playing by themselves even though they suffer from eating unripe fruit. Usually, they are ignored by the older boys, but sometimes the bigger boys pick on the littluns who they cry for their mothers. Sometimes the littluns torment each other; sometimes they simply wander off to be by themselves.
Although the littluns are a part of the group of boys, they are often ignored by teh older boys. The littluns amuse themselves by playing on the beach and pay no attention to the older boys who sometimes destroy their sandcastles. Only Roger terrifies the littluns because he often hurts them when no one is looking.
