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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Nat prepares for the next bird attack, what does his wife do?
(a) She gossips on the phone.
(b) She makes dinner.
(c) She washes her hair.
(d) She paints her fingernails.

2. At what time is the news broadcast in the evening?
(a) Six o’clock.
(b) There is no evening broadcast.
(c) Eight o’clock.
(d) Ten o’clock.

3. Which adjective best describes the announcer’s voice during his afternoon broadcast?
(a) Excited.
(b) Solemn.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Terrified.

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

5. How does Nat react to the crashing sound, which ends the droning?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is relieved.
(d) He is horrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. What haunting sound does Nat hear when the birds start to attack on his way home from the bus stop?

2. Why hasn’t Mr. Trigg boarded up his windows against the attacking birds?

3. Where does the bird draw blood from Nat during the first attack?

4. According to Nat’s calculation, how long will each “lull” between attacks last?

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

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