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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the face of impending attacks, what does the announcer ask the population to do?
(a) Remain calm.
(b) Embrace their loved ones.
(c) Pray.
(d) Fight like hell.

2. What does Nat realize the droning during dinner really is?
(a) The birds.
(b) Trigg’s truck.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Fighter planes.

3. What does Nat use as a weapon to beat the birds out of the children’s bedroom?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A Bible.

4. Which aspect of the birds’ behavior does Nat find most interesting?
(a) Their fighting.
(b) Their eating habits.
(c) Their mating.
(d) Their migration.

5. What type of birds were involved in the previous night’s attack?
(a) Large birds, like seagulls.
(b) Medium birds, like robins.
(c) Hunting birds, like hawks.
(d) Small birds, like wrens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can’t Nat bury the bird bodies in his back garden?

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

3. What music, coming from the wireless radio, alerts Nat that something is wrong?

4. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?

5. Why does the character in question 74 think an army attack would be a waste?

(see the answer key)

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