2. Why can Joyce not be moved?
(a) She is weak from illness.
(b) She is weak from triffid poison.
(c) She is weak from pregnancy.
(d) She is weak from hunger.

3. Why does Coker argue that the young woman mending in the kitchen is at fault?
(a) She has no direction.
(b) She is lazy.
(c) She started an engine wrong.
(d) She does not try to use her brains.

4. Where does Bill go at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Sussex Downs.
(b) London.
(c) Exmoor.
(d) Tynsham.

5. Who does Bill not find at Tynsham?
(a) Josella.
(b) Jack.
(c) Willard.
(d) Coker.

6. Why can Bill leave at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Most of his group have fled, as the rest are dying of plague.
(b) Most of his group have died of plague, and the rest have been shot.
(c) Most of his group have been shot, and the rest have escaped.
(d) Most of his group have starved, and the rest have escaped.

7. Where does Bill find Josella's district to be?
(a) Dartmoor.
(b) Exmoor.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Lake District.

8. What does Bill notice is attracted to the farm?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Triffids.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Birds.

9. Who does the little girl want Bill to check on?
(a) Andy.
(b) Joe.
(c) Billy.
(d) Tommy.

10. What saved Joyce's life?
(a) Josella.
(b) A local doctor.
(c) Dennis and Mary's ability to care for her.
(d) An antidote.

11. What does the young blind woman offer Bill at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Herself.

12. Who finds Bill in Russell Square?
(a) Evan.
(b) Coker.
(c) Alf.
(d) Josella.

13. How many individuals are in Bill's group?
(a) Thirty seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifty two.

14. What does Miss Durrant see as the fall of mankind?
(a) Laziness and stubbornness.
(b) Communism.
(c) Thanklessness and selfishness.
(d) Decadence, immorality, and lack of faith.

15. What does Bill discover has happened at Tynsham?
(a) The people have rioted.
(b) The people have fled.
(c) The plague has hit.
(d) The people have been killed by triffids.