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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which type of dead bird litters the Trigg farm?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Starling.
(d) Wrens.

6. Whose body is found next to the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) Mrs. Trigg.
(b) The dog.
(c) The farmhand.
(d) Mr. Trigg.

7. Before the final attack, what does Nat mistake the swarm of gulls as?
(a) A wave.
(b) The Navy.
(c) An airplane.
(d) Clouds.

8. What has the farmhand died next to?
(a) The telephone.
(b) His gun.
(c) A fishing net.
(d) The radio.

9. Why does the character in question 74 think an army attack would be a waste?
(a) There are too many birds. to fight against
(b) The army should never get involved in national defense.
(c) The army has more important things to do.
(d) The birds aren’t really a threat.

10. Upon arriving at the Trigg farm, what does Nat notice about the sheep?
(a) They are thin and emaciated.
(b) They cower, terrified, in their pen.
(c) They have broken through. the fence to graze
(d) The birds have slaughtered them.

11. With each attack, what has changed about the birds?
(a) Each attack has brought larger species of birds.
(b) Each attack has brought greater clarity to the birds’ behavior.
(c) Each attack has lessened the birds’ intensity.
(d) Each attack has created a new target for the birds.

12. While driving home from the farm, whose body does Mrs. Hocken spot, and request Nat drive carefully around?
(a) The bus driver.
(b) The postman.
(c) The milkman.
(d) The news announcer.

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

14. 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 dutifully hide under the table.
(d) They jump up and down with excitement.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?

4. What does Nat do with the Triggs’ bodies before returning home?

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

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