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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. While waiting at the bus stop, how does Nat know the birds are headed inland?
(a) By their size.
(b) By the wind.
(c) By their cries.
(d) By their speed.

2. Who does Mrs. Trigg suggest Nat should call to find out the reason behind the bird attacks?
(a) The church.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The local newspaper.
(d) The college.

3. How does Nat know the birds have made it into the children’s bedroom during the first attack?
(a) He smells the birds’ animal scent through the walls.
(b) He hears the children screaming.
(c) He sees the birds fly through the window.
(d) He hears the birds’ wings. beating together

4. What haunting sound does Nat hear when the birds start to attack on his way home from the bus stop?
(a) The birds’ screeching cry.
(b) The screams of his neighbors.
(c) The beating of wings.
(d) The smash of automobiles crashing.

5. Apart from food, water, and wood what supply does Nat realize his family is low on?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Wool.
(c) Paper.
(d) Candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?

2. What does Mr. Trigg do for a living?

3. What is the first thing Nat does when he hears about the other bird attacks?

4. When Nat phones about the birds flying inland, how does the voice on the other end sound?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What startling sight does Nat see while on the beach?

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

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

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

5. Who does Nat speak to while at the bus stop, and what is their reaction to his call?

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

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

8. When does Nat typically watch the birds, and what does he notice about them when the story opens?

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

10. What supplies do the Hockens have at home, and what does Nat list as necessities to buy the next time he’s in town?

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