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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character thinks an army attack against the birds would be a “waste of life”?
(a) Mrs. Hocken.
(b) Mrs. Trigg.
(c) Nat Hocken.
(d) Mr. Trigg.

2. What does Nat notice about the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) The operator is still on the other line.
(b) They never had it installed.
(c) Nothing – the Triggs don’t have a telephone.
(d) It has been torn from the wall.

3. What detail about the Trigg farm initially fills Nat with misgiving?
(a) The lack of smoke coming from the chimney
(b) The eerie silence on the farm
(c) The broken windows
(d) The bloody animals in their pens

4. How do Jill and Johnny react to the droning sound during dinner?
(a) They burst into tears.
(b) They stare blankly at their parents.
(c) They jump up and down with excitement.
(d) They dutifully hide under the table.

5. If the family lasts through the next attack, what does Nat plan to add to the windows to reinforce his barricade?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Corrugated metal.
(d) Bars.

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

7. What does Nat do with the bird bodies he finds in his yard?
(a) He stores them for fire kindling.
(b) He stacks them on the windowsills to enforce the barricades.
(c) He leaves them to rot.
(d) He takes them to the beach for burial.

8. How many children do the Triggs have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

9. Why does Mrs. Hocken insist on being taken to the farm with Nat?
(a) She wants to help him gather supplies.
(b) She doesn’t think their house is safe.
(c) She doesn’t want to be alone.
(d) She wants to check on the Triggs.

10. After battling birds in the kitchen, what does Nat ask his wife for?
(a) A massage.
(b) A beer.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A sandwich.

11. Where does Nat find the farmhand’s body?
(a) In the house.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the barn.
(d) On the lawn.

12. What reason does Nat give Jill as to why the birds won’t attack them on their way to the farm?
(a) Because the attacks are over now
(b) Because the tide hasn’t turned
(c) Because it’s light out
(d) Because they’re not hungry

13. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?
(a) She doesn’t want to be left alone.
(b) She thinks they have enough supplies as it is.
(c) She doesn’t like the Triggs.
(d) It's too dangerous.

14. After the second attack, what does Nat realize is controlling the birds’ behavior?
(a) The tide.
(b) The sun.
(c) The wind.
(d) The moon.

15. When Mrs. Hocken hears droning during dinner, what does she think it is?
(a) The birds.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Motorboats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens the children enough for Nat to shout at them to “Stop crying”?

2. During the “special” dinner Nat’s prepared, how many birds break in?

3. After the frightening broadcast, what meal does Nat make to cheer his children?

4. While collecting supplies, what reason does Nat realize the birds have for not attacking him?

5. Before signing off for the afternoon, when does the announcer promise to resume broadcast?

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