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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 do for a living?
(a) He is a scientist.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a newscaster.
(d) He is a schoolteacher.

2. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?
(a) The world.
(b) Nat’s heart.
(c) The politics.
(d) The weather.

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

4. Where does Nat deposit the bird bodies collected from his home?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At the farm.
(c) In a dumpster.
(d) In the river,

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. During the first attack, how long does Nat battle against the birds in the bedroom?

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

(see the answer key)

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