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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. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?
(a) Mr. Trigg.
(b) The policeman.
(c) The bus driver.
(d) A passerby.
2. What does Mr. Trigg offer Nat for protection against the birds?
(a) A net.
(b) A machete.
(c) A gun.
(d) Pepper spray.
3. How many days does Nat work on the farm?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.
4. After the first attack, what part of the children’s body does Nat realize the birds were trying to attack?
(a) Their chests.
(b) Their legs.
(c) Their throats.
(d) Their eyes.
5. Who suggests that the army should shoot the birds out of the sky?
(a) The news broadcaster.
(b) Nat.
(c) Mr. Trigg.
(d) Mrs. Hocken.
Short Answer Questions
1. What haunting sound does Nat hear when the birds start to attack on his way home from the bus stop?
2. Why can’t Nat bury the bird bodies in his back garden?
3. Apart from food, water, and wood what supply does Nat realize his family is low on?
4. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?
5. When he sees the birds heading inland, who does Nat telephone?
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. When do the birds first draw blood from Nat?
3. What is Nat’s mental state when he returns home from the bus stop?
4. How does Mr. Trigg help the situation when Jill arrives at the bus stop?
5. Who does Nat speak to while at the bus stop, and what is their reaction to his call?
6. What supplies do the Hockens have at home, and what does Nat list as necessities to buy the next time he’s in town?
7. What does Nat think has caused the birds’ strange behavior?
8. What theory does Mrs. Trigg present as the origins of the strange birds?
9. What does Nat find irritating about the radio announcer’s voice, and why?
10. How does Nat fight the birds away from his children during the first attack?
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