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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of birds were involved in the previous night’s attack?
(a) Small birds, like wrens.
(b) Medium birds, like robins.
(c) Hunting birds, like hawks.
(d) Large birds, like seagulls.

2. What is the first thing Nat does when he hears about the other bird attacks?
(a) He boards up his windows.
(b) He goes into town to gather supplies.
(c) He prays.
(d) He buys a gun.

3. During the one o’clock news bulletin, how are the birds described?
(a) As a nightmare.
(b) As a thick, black cloud.
(c) As a confused species.
(d) As bloodthirsty monsters.

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

5. What does Nat take with him from the shed when he picks Jill up from the bus stop?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A hoe.
(c) A shovel.
(d) An axe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While Nat prepares for the next bird attack, what does his wife do?

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

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

5. Who suggests that the army should shoot the birds out of the sky?

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