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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. Before the final attack, what is the Hocken family eating for dinner?
(a) Toasted cheese.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Soup.

2. Why does Mrs. Hocken forbid Nat from gathering supplies at the Trigg home?
(a) She thinks they have enough supplies as it is.
(b) She doesn’t want to be left alone.
(c) She doesn’t like the Triggs.
(d) It's too dangerous.

3. How does Nat enter the Trigg home?
(a) With his spare key.
(b) Through the unlocked front door.
(c) Through a smashed window.
(d) By breaking open the door.

4. During the final attack, what does Nat wonder about the birds?
(a) How long he will have to fight them off.
(b) Why they have chosen their town to attack.
(c) How much memory is stored in their brains.
(d) Whether they are mortal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animals are described as “distressed” when Nat arrives at the farm?

2. While collecting supplies, what reason does Nat realize the birds have for not attacking him?

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

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

5. During the “special” dinner Nat’s prepared, how many birds break in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nat realize is the force behind the bird attacks, and what does this mean to his survival planning?

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

3. During the final attack, what does Nat wonder about the birds’ mindset?

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

5. How has the radio announcer’s voice changed in the 6 o’clock broadcast?

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

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

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

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

10. When Nat leaves the house for the first time to gather supplies, what does he notice about the birds?

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