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Grade 8 - Literature Quiz

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    All 4 books form this year
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  • What inspired William Golding to write Lord of the Flies?
    His experience of the horrors and destruction of WW2.
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  • Who raised Piggy when he was a child?
    His Aunt
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  • What do Piggy's glasses represent in the novel?
    Rationality, Science, Civilisation
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  • What scares the boys on top of the mountain?
    A Dead Pilot
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  • What job does the mother of Jonas have?
    She works for the department of Justice
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  • What comfort object does Gabriel receive?
    a hippo
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  • What must members of the community do every morning and every evening?
    Share their feelings and dreams
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  • Which rule that Jonas received did he find the most difficult?
    He can lie
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  • What colour hair did Jack have?
    Red hair
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  • When the Lord of the Flies is mocking Simon what type of voice does it adopt?
    The voice of a school master
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  • What is the Giver's favourite memory which he shares with Jonas?
    A Christmas filled with love, lights and music
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  • At the beginning of the book Asher was late for school. What made him late?
    He stopped to look at some Salmon.
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  • What is "anthropomorphism?"
    Giving human characteristics to animals
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  • What is the name of the tribe at the end of the Call of the Wild?
    The Yeehats
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  • At the end of Call of the Wild Buck is known as an almost mythic creature - what name is he known by?
    Ghost Dog
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  • Which dog is first chosen by the owners to lead the pack after Spitz has disappeared?
    Sol-leks
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