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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 many days does Nat work on the farm?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

2. How did the birds get into the children’s bedroom?
(a) Through a hole in the roof. shingles
(b) Through an open window.
(c) Through the chimney.
(d) Through the wooden floor.boards

3. What sound fills the room when the news announcement fails to broadcast?
(a) Advertisements.
(b) Static.
(c) Dance music.
(d) Silence.

4. Why hasn’t Mr. Trigg boarded up his windows against the attacking birds?
(a) He didn’t have enough time.
(b) He has hung barbed wire instead.
(c) He doesn’t believe they’ll attack.
(d) He thinks his dogs will scare them off.

5. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?
(a) The bus driver.
(b) A passerby.
(c) The policeman.
(d) Mr. Trigg.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nat phones about the birds flying inland, how does the voice on the other end sound?

2. After the third attack, what emotion overcomes Nat?

3. After the second attack, how many birds litter Nat’s yard?

4. What wind does Nat claim brought the birds to his neighborhood?

5. At three o’clock, Nat sees that the sky is “colorless.” What does he compare it to?

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