View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nat tell his wife when she asks about the Triggs’ wellbeing?
(a) That they are hiding out in the barn
(b) That he has no idea where they are
(c) That they have gone to stay with friends
(d) That they are dead

2. What does Nat do with the Triggs’ bodies before returning home?
(a) Moves them to the bedroom.
(b) Covers them in sheets.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Buries them in a shallow grave.

3. What is the name of the farmhand killed on the Trigg farm?
(a) Jack.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Jim.

4. After battling birds in the kitchen, what does Nat ask his wife for?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A massage.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nat do with the bird bodies he finds in his yard?

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

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

5. Which character thinks an army attack against the birds would be a “waste of life”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How have the farm animals, on both the Hocken and Trigg properties, been affected by the attacks?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 854 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample