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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the main character, William Masen, grow up?
(a) A southern suburb of London.
(b) A northern suburb of Chicago.
(c) A northern suburb of Venice.
(d) A southern suburb of Dublin.

2. What happened in Indo-China that related the strangeness of the triffid?
(a) The plant died.
(b) The plant grew to 18 feet.
(c) The plant walked.
(d) The plant talked.

3. What book does Josella admit she wrote?
(a) Sex is Sin.
(b) Sex is Fun.
(c) Sex is My Adventure.
(d) Sex is Sexy.

4. What does the man in Chapter Three steal for the young mother and her child?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Meat.
(d) Oranges.

5. What does Bill load up on at the beginning of Chapter Nine?
(a) Women.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Josella and Bill go to Clerkenwell once they leave Josella's home?

2. What do people learn about triffids that surprises and disgusts them slightly?

3. What does Vorless, the sociologist, say about belief?

4. Why can Bill leave at the end of Chapter Eight?

5. What does the narrator note occurred on May 7th?

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