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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?
(a) Mr. Trigg.
(b) A passerby.
(c) The bus driver.
(d) The policeman.

2. Where does Nat deposit the bird bodies collected from his home?
(a) In a dumpster.
(b) On the beach.
(c) At the farm.
(d) In the river,

3. With each attack, what has changed about the birds?
(a) Each attack has brought greater clarity to the birds’ behavior.
(b) Each attack has lessened the birds’ intensity.
(c) Each attack has created a new target for the birds.
(d) Each attack has brought larger species of birds.

4. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?
(a) 20.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

5. Which aspect of the birds’ behavior does Nat find most interesting?
(a) Their migration.
(b) Their fighting.
(c) Their eating habits.
(d) Their mating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character thinks an army attack against the birds would be a “waste of life”?

2. At what time is the news broadcast in the evening?

3. At three o’clock, Nat sees that the sky is “colorless.” What does he compare it to?

4. What does Nat realize the droning during dinner really is?

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

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