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1. During which month does the story open?

December.

2. According to the narrator, what “changed overnight” at the story’s opening?

The weather.

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

He is a war veteran.

4. How many days does Nat work on the farm?

3.

5. What type of land does Nat live on?

A peninsula.

6. When does Nat most frequently pass time watching the birds?

During his midday meal.

7. At the story’s opening, how does Nat describe the birds’ strange behavior?

As restless.

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