H.G. Wells: The Country of the Blind

H.G. Wells was...

• American

• a British author

• a French author

• Spanish

The Country of the Blind's geographical location is

• Ecuador's Andes

• Peru's Andes

• South America's Amazon

• the Andes of La Riconada

The Country of the Blind was first published in...

• 1999

• 1904

• 2004

• 1859

How do the people who live in the Country of the Blind lose their sight?

• eye disease due to old age

• cancer took their eyes

• they became blind over time due to a sickness that spread

• they became blind over time because the sun's luminosity

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How did Nunez end up in the Country of the Blind?

• his country sent him as a representative

• he fell to the "land below" during a mountaineering expedition

• Nunez was actually born there and stayed

• his wife was from there, so he went to live with her there

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What unusual qualities does Nunez notice about the villagers' houses?

• The houses have no windows or sources of light

• The houses were made of brick and hardened mud

• The houses had no doors

• the houses were tepees

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How do the villagers regard Nunez's ability to see?

• it's miracle!

• they longed for his seeing ability

• they became consumed with jealousy

• it was imagination in action!

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Nunez was a...

• journalist.

• member of The Country of the Blind.

• Mountaineer.

• hired anthropologist.

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True or False

Nunez let the surgeon gouge his eyes out to marry the woman, Medina-sarote.

• true

• false

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What was to be the hour of his sacrifice?

• Nunez was to have his eyes removed to marry the woman he loved

• Nunez was to be a slave in the valley to marry the woman he loved

• Nunez was to have his arms removed to marry the woman he loved

• Nunez was to have his legs removed to marry the woman he loved

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