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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) The army is sending planes to fight against the attacking birds.
(b) Their daughter has been attacked while at school.
(c) Mr. Trigg is dead.
(d) There have been bird attacks all around the country.

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

3. On the story’s first evening, what wakes Nat from sleep?
(a) Tapping at his window.
(b) The wind howling in the chimney.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) His daughter crying.

4. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?
(a) She doesn’t want to be left alone.
(b) She doesn’t like the Triggs.
(c) She thinks they have enough supplies as it is.
(d) It's too dangerous.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the story’s opening, how does Nat describe the birds’ strange behavior?

3. According to Nat’s calculation, how long will each “lull” between attacks last?

4. According to the announcer, at what time was a national emergency declared?

5. When does Nat most frequently pass time watching the birds?

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