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Grade 8 - Literature Quiz

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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
  • What do Piggy's glasses represent in the novel?
    Rationality, Science, Civilisation
  • What does the Ghost of Christmas Present wear?
    A green robe with white fur
  • What colour hair did Jack have?
    Red hair
  • Why did Manuel steal Buck?
    pay off his gambling debt
  • What inspired William Golding to write Lord of the Flies?
    His experience of the horrors and destruction of WW2.
  • Which dog is first chosen by the owners to lead the pack after Spitz has disappeared?
    Sol-leks
  • What must members of the community do every morning and every evening?
    Share their feelings and dreams
  • What is the Giver's favourite memory which he shares with Jonas?
    A Christmas filled with love, lights and music
  • At the beginning of the book Asher was late for school. What made him late?
    He stopped to look at some Salmon.
  • What does the chain that Marley wears symbolize?
    The sins and wrong doings he comitted in his life
  • What job does the mother of Jonas have?
    She works for the department of Justice
  • Who was Scrooge's first boss?
    Fezziwig
  • Scrooge sees 4 of his items being sold to Old Joe, name 1 of those items
    Bed curtains, A pencil case, A brooch, Sleeve buttons
  • Who raised Piggy when he was a child?
    His Aunt
  • Which rule that Jonas received did he find the most difficult?
    He can lie
  • What is the name of the tribe at the end of the Call of the Wild?
    The Yeehats
  • What scares the boys on top of the mountain?
    A Dead Pilot
  • When the Lord of the Flies is mocking Simon what type of voice does it adopt?
    The voice of a school master
  • The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge Ignorance and Want, how does Scrooge react and what does this symbolize??
    He doesn't want to see them. It symbolises how the rich and greedy ignore the sufferings of the poor
  • What is "anthropomorphism?"
    Giving human characteristics to animals
  • Why did Belle break up with Scrooge?
    Because he was too busy making money to spend time with her.
  • What comfort object does Gabriel receive?
    a hippo
  • What does John Thornton bet a 1000 dollars Buck can do?
    Pul a thousand pounds on the sledge.