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

2. What does Bill begin to see in London proper?
(a) Police.
(b) Triffids.
(c) Military.
(d) Gangs.

3. Where does Bill search first for Josella?
(a) Tynsham.
(b) Exmoor.
(c) University Tower.
(d) Westminster.

4. What method does the group use next to search for Beadley's party?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A boat.
(c) A tank.
(d) A fighter jet.

5. Where do Coker and Bill go at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) The two go to Tynsham.
(b) The two go to the United States.
(c) The two go to London.
(d) The two go to Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Susan's friend?

2. What attacks the group in the provision store?

3. What does Bill help the young woman do at the end of Chapter Eight?

4. Why can't Bill simply take Josella away from the farm?

5. What does Susan say about her previous meals of junk food?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Bill first discovers the plague, its symptoms, and its result.

3. Describe what happens to Bill at the beginning of Chapter Eight, in terms of how he is kidnapped.

4. Describe the scene with the man in the inn at Steeple Honey.

5. Explain what Coker wants of the new sighted captives.

6. Describe how Coker came to remain sighted.

7. Explain what Bill finds at Tynsham.

8. Explain Josella's fears about her wedding.

9. Describe Shirning Farm.

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

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