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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. What reason does Nat give Jill as to why the birds won’t attack them on their way to the farm?
(a) Because they’re not hungry
(b) Because the tide hasn’t turned
(c) Because it’s light out
(d) Because the attacks are over now

2. When Nat exits the house to collect supplies, what does he notice about the land birds?
(a) Their eyes have turned black, as if they’re evil.
(b) Their feathers have a red sheen, likely from their victims’ blood.
(c) They don’t communicate with each other.
(d) They simply stare at him, apathetic to attack.

3. How do Jill and Johnny react to the droning sound during dinner?
(a) They jump up and down with excitement.
(b) They stare blankly at their parents.
(c) They burst into tears.
(d) They dutifully hide under the table.

4. Why does the character in question 74 think an army attack would be a waste?
(a) There are too many birds. to fight against
(b) The birds aren’t really a threat.
(c) The army should never get involved in national defense.
(d) The army has more important things to do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What music, coming from the wireless radio, alerts Nat that something is wrong?

2. What frightens the children enough for Nat to shout at them to “Stop crying”?

3. What does Nat worry about when he turns the wireless off?

4. If the family lasts through the next attack, what does Nat plan to add to the windows to reinforce his barricade?

5. Why does Nat worry about the cows during the bird attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the droning sound that the Hockens hear during their dinner, and why does it stop?

2. How does Nat use the bird corpses to reinforce his barricades, and how does he feel about this?

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

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

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

6. Why does Nat decide to take his family with him to the Trigg farm in search of supplies?

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

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

9. Why doesn’t Nat feel bad about stealing supplies from the Trigg farm, and how much does he gather?

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

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