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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nat take with him from the shed when he picks Jill up from the bus stop?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A hoe.
(c) An axe.
(d) A shovel.

2. According to the news, which of these is NOT a way the attacks affected London?
(a) Traffic came to a standstill.
(b) Crowds of people gathered on the streets.
(c) Work was abandoned.
(d) People began fleeing the city.

3. After the first attack, what part of the children’s body does Nat realize the birds were trying to attack?
(a) Their eyes.
(b) Their legs.
(c) Their throats.
(d) Their chests.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?

2. As he watches the birds fly closer, what does Nat realize is their target?

3. What does Nat find most annoying about the radio news broadcaster?

4. Where does Nat deposit the bird bodies collected from his home?

5. What type of land does Nat live on?

(see the answer key)

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