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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After the first attack, what color is used to describe the morning sky?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.
2. Why hasn’t Mr. Trigg boarded up his windows against the attacking birds?
(a) He has hung barbed wire instead.
(b) He didn’t have enough time.
(c) He thinks his dogs will scare them off.
(d) He doesn’t believe they’ll attack.
3. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He is skeptical.
(d) He is confused.
4. Apart from food, water, and wood what supply does Nat realize his family is low on?
(a) Candles.
(b) Wool.
(c) Paper.
(d) Ammunition.
5. During the first attack, how long does Nat battle against the birds in the bedroom?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) He has no idea.
(d) Over an hour.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who suggests that the army should shoot the birds out of the sky?
2. Who does Mr. Trigg think has poisoned the birds?
3. At what time is the news broadcast in the evening?
4. While waiting at the bus stop, how does Nat know the birds are headed inland?
5. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Nat’s mental state when he returns home from the bus stop?
2. How does Nat dispose of the bird carcasses that litter his yard after the first attack?
3. When does Nat typically watch the birds, and what does he notice about them when the story opens?
4. How is the weather described on the morning of the first bird attack?
5. How does Nat protect himself from the bird attack as he runs home from Jill’s bus stop?
6. How does Nat fight the birds away from his children during the first attack?
7. What does Nat find irritating about the radio announcer’s voice, and why?
8. How does Mr. Trigg help the situation when Jill arrives at the bus stop?
9. What supplies do the Hockens have at home, and what does Nat list as necessities to buy the next time he’s in town?
10. What theory does Mrs. Trigg present as the origins of the strange birds?
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