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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. How many days does Nat work on the farm?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.
2. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?
(a) The sand dunes.
(b) The telephone lines.
(c) The waves.
(d) The trees.
3. What does Mr. Trigg do for a living?
(a) He is a scientist.
(b) He is a newscaster.
(c) He is a schoolteacher.
(d) He is a farmer.
4. After looking in the larder, how long does Nat reckon his family can survive with their current supplies?
(a) Three days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.
5. On the story’s first evening, what wakes Nat from sleep?
(a) His daughter crying.
(b) The wind howling in the chimney.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) Tapping at his window.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Nat deposit the bird bodies collected from his home?
2. What country does Mrs. Trigg think the violent birds have come from?
3. During which month does the story open?
4. How does Jill get to school each day?
5. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What startling sight does Nat see while on the beach?
2. When does Nat typically watch the birds, and what does he notice about them when the story opens?
3. What supplies do the Hockens have at home, and what does Nat list as necessities to buy the next time he’s in town?
4. How does Nat dispose of the bird carcasses that litter his yard after the first attack?
5. What does Nat think has caused the birds’ strange behavior?
6. What does Nat Hocken do for a living, and why does he enjoy it?
7. When do the birds first draw blood from Nat?
8. What does Nat find irritating about the radio announcer’s voice, and why?
9. During the news broadcast at dinner that night, what insight does the announcer give into the attacks?
10. How does Mr. Trigg help the situation when Jill arrives at the bus stop?
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