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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nat whistle and sing while preparing dinner for his family?
(a) He is happy about the broadcast.
(b) He doesn’t want to frighten them.
(c) He doesn’t know what else to do.
(d) He always whistles when he’s nervous.

2. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is devastated.
(d) He is skeptical.

3. After the first attack, what color is used to describe the morning sky?
(a) Gray.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

4. What music, coming from the wireless radio, alerts Nat that something is wrong?
(a) Rock music.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Dance music.
(d) Patriotic music.

5. During the final attack, what does Nat wonder about the birds?
(a) Why they have chosen their town to attack.
(b) How much memory is stored in their brains.
(c) How long he will have to fight them off.
(d) Whether they are mortal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat take with him from the shed when he picks Jill up from the bus stop?

2. What part of Mrs. Trigg’s body does Nat see and immediately know she is dead?

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

4. What is Nat doing as the story comes to a close?

5. Why does the character in question 74 think an army attack would be a waste?

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