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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one theory of how the triffids appeared?
(a) They were magical.
(b) They were planted by a radical group.
(c) They were planted by gardeners.
(d) They were spontaneously generated.

2. Where did the main character, William Masen, grow up?
(a) A southern suburb of London.
(b) A southern suburb of Dublin.
(c) A northern suburb of Chicago.
(d) A northern suburb of Venice.

3. Who does the narrator meet at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) The landlord of the pub.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Joelle.
(d) Walter.

4. What does the main character admit the triffids did for him?
(a) Made him wealthy.
(b) Made him popular.
(c) Saved his life.
(d) Made him happy.

5. What was considered the main problem in the world prior to the triffids?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Lack of water.
(c) Lack of sunlight.
(d) Lack of oxygen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bill's father want him to do for a living?

2. What does the narrator note occurred on May 7th?

3. What does Umberto Christofoto Palanguez bring to the Arctic & European Fish Oil Company?

4. What happened in Indo-China that related the strangeness of the triffid?

5. What is the man at the end of Chapter 1 going to do?

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