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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 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.

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

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

4. What has the farmhand died next to?
(a) The radio.
(b) The telephone.
(c) A fishing net.
(d) His gun.

5. Which animals are described as “distressed” when Nat arrives at the farm?
(a) The horses.
(b) The pigs.
(c) The cows.
(d) The chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do the Triggs have?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Hocken chide Johnny about during dinner in the story’s final section, and why is this ironic?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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