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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 does Nat react to the crashing sound, which ends the droning?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is horrified.
(d) He is apathetic.

2. What does Nat notice about the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) Nothing – the Triggs don’t have a telephone.
(b) They never had it installed.
(c) It has been torn from the wall.
(d) The operator is still on the other line.

3. What has the farmhand died next to?
(a) A fishing net.
(b) His gun.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The radio.

4. Before signing off for the afternoon, when does the announcer promise to resume broadcast?
(a) 6 o’clock pm.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 7 o’clock am.

5. Whose body is found next to the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) The farmhand.
(b) The dog.
(c) Mr. Trigg.
(d) Mrs. Trigg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Hocken insist on being taken to the farm with Nat?

2. After turning off the wireless, what time do the children finally fall asleep?

3. According to the announcer, what is the most important step citizens should take to protect themselves against the bird attacks?

4. Which adjective best describes the announcer’s voice during his afternoon broadcast?

5. When Mrs. Hocken hears droning during dinner, what does she think it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nat drive through the second gate to his home after leaving the Trigg farm?

2. Why does Nat feel a sense of admiration for the birds?

3. What is Nat doing as the story comes to a close?

4. How does the radio music change during the attacks, and what does this signify?

5. What state are Mr. and Mrs. Trigg in when Nat arrives at their house?

6. How does the Hocken family respond to the six o’clock news announcement?

7. Who is Jim, and how was he killed?

8. Why does silence fill the Hocken house after the third attack, and what does this mean?

9. How does Nat feel about the army sending reconnaissance forces to battle the birds?

10. Why happens that leads Nat to realize the necessity of keeping a fire burning in the kitchen chimney at all times?

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