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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of birds were involved in the previous night’s attack?
(a) Hunting birds, like hawks.
(b) Small birds, like wrens.
(c) Medium birds, like robins.
(d) Large birds, like seagulls.

3. Why doesn’t Mrs. Hocken immediately open the door for Nat when he runs home?
(a) She doesn’t hear him knocking.
(b) She's too afraid.
(c) The door is jammed.
(d) The newscaster told her not to open it.

4. What lighthearted offer does Mr. Trigg make to Nat for the next morning?
(a) A bird hat.
(b) A gull breakfast.
(c) A feather jacket.
(d) A shooting lesson.

5. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?
(a) He is the father of three children.
(b) He is an ornithologist.
(c) He is a war veteran.
(d) He is an only child.

6. Where does the bird draw blood from Nat during the first attack?
(a) From his hand.
(b) From his eyes.
(c) From his ear.
(d) From his neck.

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

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

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

10. What is Mrs. Trigg’s reaction to Nat’s story about the previous night’s attack?
(a) She is skeptical.
(b) She is horrified.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is confused.

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

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

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

14. According to the news, which of these is NOT a way the attacks affected London?
(a) Work was abandoned.
(b) Traffic came to a standstill.
(c) Crowds of people gathered on the streets.
(d) People began fleeing the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nat use as a weapon to beat the birds out of the children’s bedroom?

3. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?

4. Which character says, “Come on now … let’s see how fast you can run”?

5. Why doesn’t Nat ride along with Jill?

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