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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What haunting sound does Nat hear when the birds start to attack on his way home from the bus stop?
(a) The screams of his neighbors.
(b) The birds’ screeching cry.
(c) The smash of automobiles crashing.
(d) The beating of wings.

3. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His neighbors.

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

5. While waiting at the bus stop, how does Nat know the birds are headed inland?
(a) By their speed.
(b) By the wind.
(c) By their size.
(d) By their cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the first attack, what color is used to describe the morning sky?

2. Which aspect of the birds’ behavior does Nat find most interesting?

3. Apart from food, water, and wood what supply does Nat realize his family is low on?

4. At three o’clock, Nat sees that the sky is “colorless.” What does he compare it to?

5. What does Mr. Trigg offer Nat for protection against the birds?

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