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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Walter believe triffids strike the head?
(a) They are trying to knock people unconscious.
(b) They are trying to blind people.
(c) They are trying to crack the skull.
(d) They are trying to deafen people.

2. What has Bill decided by the end of Chapter Two?
(a) That he wants to marry and have children.
(b) That he doesn't want to live in London anymore.
(c) That he doesn't want to work with triffids anymore.
(d) That he wants to own a triffid.

3. What is the young woman's name?
(a) Josella Smith.
(b) Josella Russell.
(c) Josella Jones.
(d) Josella Playton.

4. What is the man at the end of Chapter 1 going to do?
(a) Murder his wife.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Leave town.
(d) Murder his children.

5. Where did Bill first see a triffid?
(a) In a botanical garden.
(b) In his garden as a child.
(c) In a zoo.
(d) In a factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Josella to have to leave her vehicle as she went to find the doctor?

2. What does the sighted leader of blind drunks take from the streets and give to one of the men?

3. What happens to Bill as he tries to help Pearson?

4. Where does Bill go at the end of Chapter Three?

5. Who does the narrator meet at the end of Chapter 1?

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