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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What day does the narrator compare Wednesday to, based on sound?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

3. What jobs are given to Bill and Josella by Michael Beadley?
(a) To collect money.
(b) To collect food and supplies.
(c) To collect medical supplies.
(d) To collect transportation.

4. What does Bill learn Coker did at the University?
(a) Faked a fire to kidnap the blind.
(b) Set a fire to kill the sighted.
(c) Set a fire to kidnap the sighted.
(d) Faked a fire to kidnap the sighted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Coker escape blindness?

2. Where do Coker and Bill go at the end of Chapter Nine?

3. What does Bill note about the sheep and cattle?

4. What does Bill recall Walter saying about the triffids and blind men?

5. What does Bill try to do to the sighted leader of the drunks?

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