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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Elspeth Cary?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

2. What can the child do that others cannot?
(a) She can smell.
(b) She can hear.
(c) She can run.
(d) She can see.

3. What does the young blind woman offer Bill at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Money.
(b) Herself.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

4. Where do Coker and Bill go at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) The two go to the United States.
(b) The two go to Tynsham.
(c) The two go to Ireland.
(d) The two go to London.

5. Why does Bill seem to be looking forward to the future?
(a) He can find a new wife.
(b) He is no longer a cog, but his own master.
(c) He can find a new profession.
(d) He is no longer employed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some nations eject into space?

2. What does the main character admit the triffids did for him?

3. Where did the main character, William Masen, grow up?

4. What do people learn about triffids that surprises and disgusts them slightly?

5. What does Coker explain is Bill's new job?

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