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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beadley think of Bill in relation to triffids?
(a) He thinks he is unsound.
(b) He thinks he is an expert.
(c) He thinks he is afraid.
(d) He thinks he is uneducated.

2. How does the blind man have the woman held captive?
(a) She is tied to him, with her hands also tied.
(b) She is tied to a wall, with her hands also tied.
(c) She is tied to a wall, with her feet bound.
(d) She is tied to him, with her feet bound.

3. What was the result of this event?
(a) A lack of moonlight.
(b) An explosion.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Bright green lights in the sky.

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

5. What does the sighted leader of blind drunks take from the streets and give to one of the men?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man at the end of Chapter 1 going to do?

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

3. What was considered the main problem in the world prior to the triffids?

4. What does Bill point out to Josella after the argument?

5. What do Bill and Josella see at the gates of the University Tower?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Bill finds it difficult at first to break the law, even for food.

2. Describe the argument between the sighted leader of the blind at the gates of University Tower and the sighted leaders of the sighted colony at the university.

3. What is revealed about the new use for sighted children and blind women in Chapter Three?

4. What clues does the narrator have that there is something wrong when he wakes in the hospital?

5. Explain the irony of the blind man Bill finds in Chapter Three, who was blind before the comet.

6. Explain why Bill decides to go to London at the beginning of Chapter Three?

7. Describe the scene where the narrator first learns of the blindness that plagues mankind.

8. What surprises Josella about her actions when she was captive?

9. Describe the walking style of a triffid.

10. Describe the different aspects of society Bill and Josella say goodbye to in Chapter Five.

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