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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nat know the birds have made it into the children’s bedroom during the first attack?
(a) He hears the children screaming.
(b) He smells the birds’ animal scent through the walls.
(c) He sees the birds fly through the window.
(d) He hears the birds’ wings. beating together

2. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?
(a) He is devastated.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is skeptical.

3. What does Nat do with the bird bodies he finds in his yard?
(a) He takes them to the beach for burial.
(b) He stacks them on the windowsills to enforce the barricades.
(c) He stores them for fire kindling.
(d) He leaves them to rot.

4. According to the news, which of these is NOT a way the attacks affected London?
(a) Traffic came to a standstill.
(b) Work was abandoned.
(c) Crowds of people gathered on the streets.
(d) People began fleeing the city.

5. After battling birds in the kitchen, what does Nat ask his wife for?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A massage.
(c) A beer.
(d) A sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the announcer, what is the most important step citizens should take to protect themselves against the bird attacks?

2. During the attacks, where does Nat decide his family should sleep?

3. Where does the bird draw blood from Nat during the first attack?

4. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?

5. While Nat prepares for the next bird attack, what does his wife do?

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