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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?
(a) A starling.
(b) A gull.
(c) A gannet.
(d) An eagle.

2. Throughout the story, whom does Nat often order to “do what I tell you”?
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His neighbors.

3. After looking in the larder, how long does Nat reckon his family can survive with their current supplies?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

4. Where does Nat deposit the bird bodies collected from his home?
(a) In the river,
(b) In a dumpster.
(c) At the farm.
(d) On the beach.

5. After the first attack, what color is used to describe the morning sky?
(a) Gray.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?

2. Who offers to drive Jill home from the bus stop?

3. Who suggests that the army should shoot the birds out of the sky?

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

5. When Nat phones about the birds flying inland, how does the voice on the other end sound?

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