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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) Purple.
(b) Orange.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

2. Who does Mr. Trigg think has poisoned the birds?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The French.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Americans.

3. What does Mr. Trigg offer Nat for protection against the birds?
(a) A machete.
(b) A gun.
(c) Pepper spray.
(d) A net.

4. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?
(a) 100.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

5. How does Jill get to school each day?
(a) By bus.
(b) By walking.
(c) By bicycle.
(d) By carpool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat take with him from the shed when he picks Jill up from the bus stop?

2. How many days does Nat work on the farm?

3. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?

4. What does Mr. Trigg think is affecting the birds’ behavior?

5. At three o’clock, Nat sees that the sky is “colorless.” What does he compare it to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hocken think the army should do to battle the birds, and what is Nat’s reaction to his wife’s idea?

2. Why is Nat filled with “a kind of excitement” upon returning home from the beach?

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. What does Nat think has caused the birds’ strange behavior?

6. How does Nat fight the birds away from his children during the first attack?

7. During the news broadcast at dinner that night, what insight does the announcer give into the attacks?

8. What theory does Mrs. Trigg present as the origins of the strange birds?

9. How does Mrs. Hocken react when Nat starts boarding up the windows and doors?

10. What is Nat’s mental state when he returns home from the bus stop?

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