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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 do Josella and Bill stay on the first evening?
(a) A hovel.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) Josella's home.
(d) An extravagant apartment.

2. Why does Bill not help people in the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) He is unable to see.
(b) He sees they do not need assistance.
(c) He sees they are slowly losing control.
(d) He is cruel.

3. What is Josella's opinion of the future?
(a) They will not like it much.
(b) It is uncertain.
(c) It is deadly.
(d) It is full of promise.

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

5. What brings Bill into the alley where he finds a blind man and his captive?
(a) A child's laugh.
(b) A dog's bark.
(c) A man's voice.
(d) A woman's scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the triffid do at the end of Chapter Four?

2. What can the child do that others cannot?

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

4. What method does the group use next to search for Beadley's party?

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

(see the answer key)

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