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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Trigg suggest Nat should call to find out the reason behind the bird attacks?
(a) The local newspaper.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The church.
(d) The college.

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

3. What does Mr. Trigg think is affecting the birds’ behavior?
(a) Air traffic.
(b) Pollution.
(c) The weather
(d) The tides..

4. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?
(a) The waves.
(b) The sand dunes.
(c) The trees.
(d) The telephone lines.

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

6. What does Nat use as a weapon to beat the birds out of the children’s bedroom?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A Bible.

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

8. How does Jill get to school each day?
(a) By walking.
(b) By bus.
(c) By carpool.
(d) By bicycle.

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

10. When does Nat most frequently pass time watching the birds?
(a) Before he goes to bed.
(b) During his midday meal.
(c) First thing in the morning.
(d) On his way home from work.

11. During the attacks, where does Nat decide his family should sleep?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

12. Who does Mr. Trigg think has poisoned the birds?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The French.

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

14. When Nat returns home from burying the bodies, what news does his wife deliver?
(a) Mr. Trigg is dead.
(b) The army is sending planes to fight against the attacking birds.
(c) Their daughter has been attacked while at school.
(d) There have been bird attacks all around the country.

15. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?
(a) The politics.
(b) Nat’s heart.
(c) The weather.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following bird species is NOT mentioned in the one o’clock news?

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

3. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?

4. What type of land does Nat live on?

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

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