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

2. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?
(a) He is skeptical.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is devastated.

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

4. At the story’s opening, how does Nat describe the birds’ strange behavior?
(a) As violent.
(b) As confused.
(c) As haunting.
(d) As restless.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?

3. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?

4. What does Mr. Trigg think is affecting the birds’ behavior?

5. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?

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