Para-jumble (William Golding brief biography): Reorder the sentences to present key life events in chronological order to the novel's breakthrough. S1 = "In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems." S6 = "But <em>Lord of the Flies</em>, which came out in 1954, was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale."" Between S1 and S6, arrange the fragments chronologically: P = "During World War II (1939–45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck." Q = "He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full-time writer." R = "In 1939, he married and started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury." S = "At first his novels were not accepted." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Easy

RPQS
RPSQ
SRPQ
SQPR

Correct Answer: RPQS

Explanation:

Given data

S1 begins in 1934 (poems).
R moves to 1939: marriage + teaching.
P covers wartime service (1939–45) and Bismarck.
Q returns to postwar teaching and later full-time writing.
S reports initial rejections, setting up the later success in S6.

Concept / Approach
Strict chronology: pre-war → war → post-war career → early rejections → 1954 success.

Step-by-step
S1 + R → 1939 marriage/teaching.… + P → WWII naval service.… + Q → return to teaching; later full-time writer.… + S → initial rejection before the 1954 breakthrough (S6).

Final Answer
RPQS

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