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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following bird species is NOT mentioned in the one o’clock news?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Thrush.
(d) Pigeon.

2. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?
(a) Nat’s heart.
(b) The politics.
(c) The world.
(d) The weather.

3. According to the news, which of these is NOT a way the attacks affected London?
(a) People began fleeing the city.
(b) Traffic came to a standstill.
(c) Work was abandoned.
(d) Crowds of people gathered on the streets.

4. What country does Mrs. Trigg think the violent birds have come from?
(a) Cuba.
(b) America.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

5. What does Nat use as a weapon to beat the birds out of the children’s bedroom?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nat react to his wife’s news?

2. What does Mr. Trigg do for a living?

3. Which character says, “Come on now … let’s see how fast you can run”?

4. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?

5. In the story’s opening paragraph, what does the reader learn about Nat Hocken?

(see the answer key)

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