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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) Air traffic.
(c) The weather
(d) Pollution.

2. When Nat returns home from burying the bodies, what news does his wife deliver?
(a) The army is sending planes to fight against the attacking birds.
(b) Their daughter has been attacked while at school.
(c) Mr. Trigg is dead.
(d) There have been bird attacks all around the country.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Nat most frequently pass time watching the birds?

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

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

5. During which month does the story open?

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