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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Trigg think is affecting the birds’ behavior?
(a) The tides..
(b) The weather
(c) Air traffic.
(d) Pollution.

2. How does Nat know the birds have made it into the children’s bedroom during the first attack?
(a) He hears the children screaming.
(b) He smells the birds’ animal scent through the walls.
(c) He sees the birds fly through the window.
(d) He hears the birds’ wings. beating together

3. Why can’t Nat bury the bird bodies in his back garden?
(a) His wife forbids it.
(b) He's afraid of their evil spirits.
(c) The ground is too hard.
(d) There's not enough space.

4. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?
(a) He is the father of three children.
(b) He is an ornithologist.
(c) He is an only child.
(d) He is a war veteran.

5. During which month does the story open?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Trigg’s reaction to Nat’s story about the previous night’s attack?

2. What type of land does Nat live on?

3. What country does Mrs. Trigg think the violent birds have come from?

4. How did the birds get into the children’s bedroom?

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

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