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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. Which type of dead bird litters the Trigg farm?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Starling.
(d) Wrens.
2. What does Nat do with the bird bodies he finds in his yard?
(a) He stacks them on the windowsills to enforce the barricades.
(b) He takes them to the beach for burial.
(c) He stores them for fire kindling.
(d) He leaves them to rot.
3. What music, coming from the wireless radio, alerts Nat that something is wrong?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Patriotic music.
(c) Dance music.
(d) Rock music.
4. What detail about the Trigg farm initially fills Nat with misgiving?
(a) The eerie silence on the farm
(b) The lack of smoke coming from the chimney
(c) The broken windows
(d) The bloody animals in their pens
5. Where does Nat find the farmhand’s body?
(a) In the house.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the barn.
(d) On the lawn.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Nat whistle and sing while preparing dinner for his family?
2. Whose body is found next to the Triggs’ telephone?
3. According to Nat’s calculation, how long will each “lull” between attacks last?
4. How many children do the Triggs have?
5. According to the announcer, what is the most important step citizens should take to protect themselves against the bird attacks?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the radio announcer’s voice changed in the 6 o’clock broadcast?
2. Why happens that leads Nat to realize the necessity of keeping a fire burning in the kitchen chimney at all times?
3. How does Nat use the bird corpses to reinforce his barricades, and how does he feel about this?
4. During the final attack, what does Nat wonder about the birds’ mindset?
5. How have the farm animals, on both the Hocken and Trigg properties, been affected by the attacks?
6. What is Nat doing as the story comes to a close?
7. Why doesn’t Nat feel bad about stealing supplies from the Trigg farm, and how much does he gather?
8. Why does silence fill the Hocken house after the third attack, and what does this mean?
9. What does Mrs. Hocken chide Johnny about during dinner in the story’s final section, and why is this ironic?
10. What does Nat realize is the force behind the bird attacks, and what does this mean to his survival planning?
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