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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Bill find at the cottage?
2. Where are Susan's parents?
3. What does Bill begin to see in London proper?
4. What does Bill load up on at the beginning of Chapter Nine?
5. What does the young blind woman offer Bill at the end of Chapter Eight?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coker view Miss Durrant, and what does he believe she will do with Tynsham?
2. Describe Miss Durrant's views, and her Tynsham community.
3. Describe how Coker came to remain sighted.
4. Describe Shirning Farm.
5. Describe how Joyce became poisoned and how she was saved.
6. Explain how Coker meets with Bill again.
7. Describe Bill's view of loneliness.
8. Explain what Bill finds at Tynsham.
9. Explain Josella's fears about her wedding.
10. What was Coker's response to Miss Durrant's chastising of his brutal methods at University Tower?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of women drastically changes in the novel from pre-crisis to immediately following the crisis to long term. Explain this shift in roles. What were women prior to the event? How did that role change immediately following the comet? How did this again change when viewing long term goals of society? What is the new primary function of women in the new society? Does this differ greatly from the view of women prior to the catastrophe? In what way? Do you believe women could easily shift roles this way in reality? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of the triffid in the novel? How does the author seem to imply the triffid was created? What does this symbolize in terms of the culture of Wyndham's time? What was he trying to say about biological tampering and the creation of government-born viruses and mutations? Why was this a point at the time the novel was written? Be sure to include details from the book to explain your answers and to justify your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Bill and the others fight to retain their rights to their own lives. Before the crisis, Bill admits he lived for his job. What does Bill feel following the crisis? How does the crisis affect his outlook on life? In what ways is Bill forced to fight for his freedom throughout the novel? How does Josella fight for hers? What forces are trying to take away their freedom? Why? What do those individuals want with Bill and Josella? Is this fair? Why or why not?
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