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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. What does Bill notice is attracted to the farm?
2. Why can Bill leave at the end of Chapter Eight?
3. What does Coker point out are the most dangerous things?
4. Who does the young woman in Beaminster believe is coming to save them?
5. What does Coker believe Miss Durrant will do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Joyce became poisoned and how she was saved.
2. Describe what occurs to the young woman at the end of Chapter Eight, and Bill's thoughts of her.
3. Describe the scene with the man in the inn at Steeple Honey.
4. Describe how Coker came to remain sighted.
5. Explain how Coker describes himself, and his abilities.
6. Why do you think the small groups located by helicopter in Chapter Twelve choose not to join other groups?
7. What was Coker's response to Miss Durrant's chastising of his brutal methods at University Tower?
8. Describe Bill's view of loneliness.
9. Explain Bill's argument that an immediate need for harvest is not necessary.
10. Describe how Bill finds Josella.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Throughout the novel, the narrator is forced to deal with figures in authority and to choose whether to believe what they say or not. Authority figures in the novel range from radio announcers to people in authoritative positions, such as the Colonel and Coker, and those who wish power over anything else, such as the Commander. Choose one situation in which Bill is forced to choose between following authority and ignoring authority. Explain the situation. What does this say about Bill's willingness to think for himself? About his willingness to blindly follow authority figures? Why is this important? In terms of authority in the novel, what is the author suggesting about military authority? How are these suggestions brought forth (i.e., which characters represent military authority). What does this say about Wyndham's own view of military authority?
Essay Topic 3
Loneliness is a constant theme in the novel, and in several cases, is the cause for severe depression or drastic decisions. Choose a part of the story where loneliness plays an important part (such as in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen, where Bill is searching for Josella). What causes the character's loneliness? What are the effects of the emotion? Could the person have solved the issue? What does this say about the effect of loneliness on humans? Why is this effect so profound?
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