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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Trigg do for a living?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a newscaster.
(c) He is a schoolteacher.
(d) He is a scientist.

2. Why doesn’t Nat ride along with Jill?
(a) He still has to pick up Johnny.
(b) There isn’t enough time for him to climb into the car.
(c) He wants to make another phone call.
(d) There isn’t enough room.

3. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A gannet.
(c) A gull.
(d) A starling.

4. While waiting at the bus stop, how does Nat know the birds are headed inland?
(a) By their cries.
(b) By the wind.
(c) By their speed.
(d) By their size.

5. At what time is the news broadcast in the evening?
(a) Six o’clock.
(b) There is no evening broadcast.
(c) Eight o’clock.
(d) Ten o’clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What music, coming from the wireless radio, alerts Nat that something is wrong?

2. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?

3. When Nat returns home from burying the bodies, what news does his wife deliver?

4. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?

5. According to the announcer, at what time was a national emergency declared?

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