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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 country does Mrs. Trigg think the violent birds have come from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) China.
(d) America.

2. When Nat sees the gulls circling overhead, what do they look like they’re waiting for?
(a) Prayers.
(b) The tide.
(c) Prey.
(d) Orders.

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

4. What is Mrs. Trigg’s reaction to Nat’s story about the previous night’s attack?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is skeptical.
(d) She is horrified.

5. What haunting sound does Nat hear when the birds start to attack on his way home from the bus stop?
(a) The birds’ screeching cry.
(b) The screams of his neighbors.
(c) The smash of automobiles crashing.
(d) The beating of wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?

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

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

4. When he sees the birds heading inland, who does Nat telephone?

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

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