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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Nat exits the house to collect supplies, what does he notice about the land birds?
(a) Their eyes have turned black, as if they’re evil.
(b) They simply stare at him, apathetic to attack.
(c) Their feathers have a red sheen, likely from their victims’ blood.
(d) They don’t communicate with each other.

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

4. What does Nat do with the Triggs’ bodies before returning home?
(a) Moves them to the bedroom.
(b) Covers them in sheets.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Buries them in a shallow grave.

5. During the third attack, what does Nat find smoldering in the kitchen fire?
(a) The children’s clothing.
(b) The mattress.
(c) Birds.
(d) Rodents.

6. According to the announcer, what is the most important step citizens should take to protect themselves against the bird attacks?
(a) Nothing – they should go about their regular lives.
(b) Barricade their homes.
(c) Stock up on guns and ammo.
(d) Ensure they have enough food and water.

7. What part of Mrs. Trigg’s body does Nat see and immediately know she is dead?
(a) Her arms.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her eyes.

8. What does Nat worry about when he turns the wireless off?
(a) What happened to the news announcer.
(b) Whether he has frightened the children.
(c) Saving the radio battery.
(d) How he will hear the news.

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

10. 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 brought larger species of birds.
(d) Each attack has created a new target for the birds.

11. While collecting supplies, what reason does Nat realize the birds have for not attacking him?
(a) They are gorged with food.
(b) The attacks have mysteriously stopped.
(c) They are only interested in small children.
(d) They are waiting for the tide to turn.

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

13. What frightens the children enough for Nat to shout at them to “Stop crying”?
(a) The birds burning in the fireplace.
(b) The birds pecking at their windows.
(c) The sight of Nat holding a gun.
(d) The sound of their mother shrieking in the bathroom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Nat give when the morning news announcement fails to broadcast?

2. Why does Mrs. Hocken insist on being taken to the farm with Nat?

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

4. If the family lasts through the next attack, what does Nat plan to add to the windows to reinforce his barricade?

5. What reason does Nat give Jill as to why the birds won’t attack them on their way to the farm?

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