View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What frightens the children enough for Nat to shout at them to “Stop crying”?
(a) The sight of Nat holding a gun.
(b) The sound of their mother shrieking in the bathroom.
(c) The birds pecking at their windows.
(d) The birds burning in the fireplace.

4. After looking in the larder, how long does Nat reckon his family can survive with their current supplies?
(a) One day.
(b) Four days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

5. What lighthearted offer does Mr. Trigg make to Nat for the next morning?
(a) A feather jacket.
(b) A shooting lesson.
(c) A bird hat.
(d) A gull breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound fills the room when the news announcement fails to broadcast?

2. When Mrs. Hocken hears droning during dinner, what does she think it is?

3. After the second attack, what does Nat realize is controlling the birds’ behavior?

4. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?

5. With each attack, what has changed about the birds?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample