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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bill go at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) To his parents' house.
(b) Into a hospital.
(c) Out into the world.
(d) Into a bar.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Josella admit she wrote?

2. Why does Josella agree to the taking on of blind women for such a purpose?

3. What example does Vorless use to show his point about belief?

4. What time does the clock chime, which indicates a problem to the narrator?

5. What do some nations eject into space?

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