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

2. In the face of impending attacks, what does the announcer ask the population to do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Fight like hell.
(c) Remain calm.
(d) Embrace their loved ones.

3. What frightens the children enough for Nat to shout at them to “Stop crying”?
(a) The sight of Nat holding a gun.
(b) The birds pecking at their windows.
(c) The birds burning in the fireplace.
(d) The sound of their mother shrieking in the bathroom.

4. What detail about the Trigg farm initially fills Nat with misgiving?
(a) The bloody animals in their pens
(b) The lack of smoke coming from the chimney
(c) The broken windows
(d) The eerie silence on the farm

5. What does Nat realize the droning during dinner really is?
(a) Fighter planes.
(b) Trigg’s truck.
(c) The birds.
(d) Gunfire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound fills the room when the news announcement fails to broadcast?

3. After the second attack, how many birds litter Nat’s yard?

4. What does Nat do with the Triggs’ bodies before returning home?

5. According to the announcer, at what time was a national emergency declared?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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