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

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

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

4. What does Nat use as a weapon to beat the birds out of the children’s bedroom?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A rag doll.
(d) A Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the bird draw blood from Nat during the first attack?

3. On the story’s first evening, what wakes Nat from sleep?

4. How does Nat know the birds have made it into the children’s bedroom during the first attack?

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

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