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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nat returns home from burying the bodies, what news does his wife deliver?
(a) Mr. Trigg is dead.
(b) The army is sending planes to fight against the attacking birds.
(c) There have been bird attacks all around the country.
(d) Their daughter has been attacked while at school.

2. With each attack, what has changed about the birds?
(a) Each attack has created a new target for the birds.
(b) Each attack has lessened the birds’ intensity.
(c) Each attack has brought larger species of birds.
(d) Each attack has brought greater clarity to the birds’ behavior.

3. How long does Nat wait at the bus stop before Jill’s bus arrives?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

4. Which of the following bird species is NOT mentioned in the one o’clock news?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Thrush.
(d) Pigeon.

5. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?
(a) The weather.
(b) The politics.
(c) Nat’s heart.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Trigg do for a living?

2. How does Nat react to the crashing sound, which ends the droning?

3. What does Mr. Trigg think is affecting the birds’ behavior?

4. During the third attack, what room does Nat realize the birds have broken into?

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

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