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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?
(a) The telephone lines.
(b) The sand dunes.
(c) The trees.
(d) The waves.

2. What is Nat doing as the story comes to a close?
(a) Crying.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

3. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boss.
(c) His children.
(d) His neighbors.

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

5. At the story’s opening, how does Nat describe the birds’ strange behavior?
(a) As haunting.
(b) As confused.
(c) As violent.
(d) As restless.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the one o’clock news bulletin, how are the birds described?

2. What is Mrs. Trigg’s reaction to Nat’s story about the previous night’s attack?

3. Why does Nat worry about the cows during the bird attacks?

4. How did the birds get into the children’s bedroom?

5. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?

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