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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. Who does Dennis find in the village?
(a) Joan.
(b) No one.
(c) A small girl.
(d) A small boy.

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

3. Where does Miss Durrant indicate Beadley's party has gone?
(a) Westminster.
(b) London.
(c) Beaminster.
(d) Exmoor.

4. What does Bill reiterate to Coker about triffids?
(a) He believes they are all dead.
(b) He believes they talk.
(c) He believes they are acts of God.
(d) He believes they are aliens.

5. Where are Susan's parents?
(a) They are inside the house.
(b) They have disappeared.
(c) They are dead.
(d) They are in the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bill tied to once allowed outside?

2. Where does the man at the end of Chapter Eleven shoot?

3. Why can Joyce not be moved?

4. What does Bill notice is attracted to the farm?

5. Where does Bill search first for Josella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Coker's argument about why the young woman at Tynsham is at fault for not getting the lights back on.

2. Explain how Coker meets with Bill again.

3. Explain why the young woman comes to Bill in his room in Chapter Eight, and his reaction.

4. Explain Bill's argument that an immediate need for harvest is not necessary.

5. Describe Miss Durrant's views, and her Tynsham community.

6. Describe Bill's view of loneliness.

7. Explain what Bill finds at Tynsham.

8. Describe what occurs to the young woman at the end of Chapter Eight, and Bill's thoughts of her.

9. How does Coker view Miss Durrant, and what does he believe she will do with Tynsham?

10. Describe how Coker came to remain sighted.

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