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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What type of land does Nat live on?
(a) A land lock.
(b) A peninsula.
(c) An isle.
(d) An island.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the story’s opening, how does Nat describe the birds’ strange behavior?

2. What type of birds were involved in the previous night’s attack?

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

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

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

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