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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. At what time is the news broadcast in the evening?
(a) Ten o’clock.
(b) Eight o’clock.
(c) Six o’clock.
(d) There is no evening broadcast.

2. Why hasn’t Mr. Trigg boarded up his windows against the attacking birds?
(a) He has hung barbed wire instead.
(b) He thinks his dogs will scare them off.
(c) He didn’t have enough time.
(d) He doesn’t believe they’ll attack.

3. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?
(a) Nat’s heart.
(b) The weather.
(c) The politics.
(d) The world.

4. What does Nat take with him from the shed when he picks Jill up from the bus stop?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A hoe.
(c) An axe.
(d) A shovel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Nat most frequently pass time watching the birds?

2. Why can’t Nat bury the bird bodies in his back garden?

3. Who suggests that the army should shoot the birds out of the sky?

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

5. After looking in the larder, how long does Nat reckon his family can survive with their current supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. When do the birds first draw blood from Nat?

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

3. How does Nat dispose of the bird carcasses that litter his yard after the first attack?

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

5. Why does Nat rush to the bus stop, early, to meet Jill from school?

6. How does Nat protect himself from the bird attack as he runs home from Jill’s bus stop?

7. How is the weather described on the morning of the first bird attack?

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

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