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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) There have been bird attacks all around the country.
(d) Mr. Trigg is dead.

2. When he sees the birds heading inland, who does Nat telephone?
(a) The prime minister.
(b) The operator.
(c) The news broadcaster.
(d) The police.

3. How long does Nat wait at the bus stop before Jill’s bus arrives?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

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

5. Apart from food, water, and wood what supply does Nat realize his family is low on?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Candles.
(c) Wool.
(d) Paper.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Trigg offer Nat for protection against the birds?

4. What country does Mrs. Trigg think the violent birds have come from?

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

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