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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Nat work on the farm?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

2. If the family lasts through the next attack, what does Nat plan to add to the windows to reinforce his barricade?
(a) Bars.
(b) Corrugated metal.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Barbed wire.

3. Why does Nat worry about the cows during the bird attacks?
(a) He doesn’t want them to get stolen
(b) They need to be milked
(c) The birds are killing livestock
(d) They're penned in and cannot escape

4. After the second attack, how many birds litter Nat’s yard?
(a) Around 20.
(b) A handful.
(c) About 100.
(d) More than he can count.

5. Upon arriving at the Trigg farm, what does Nat notice about the sheep?
(a) They have broken through. the fence to graze
(b) The birds have slaughtered them.
(c) They cower, terrified, in their pen.
(d) They are thin and emaciated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has the farmhand died next to?

3. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?

4. When Nat exits the house to collect supplies, what does he notice about the land birds?

5. What does Nat worry about when he turns the wireless off?

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