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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. What type of bird makes a kamikaze dive toward Nat’s head?
(a) A gull.
(b) A gannet.
(c) A starling.
(d) An eagle.
2. Why doesn’t Mrs. Hocken immediately open the door for Nat when he runs home?
(a) The door is jammed.
(b) She doesn’t hear him knocking.
(c) The newscaster told her not to open it.
(d) She's too afraid.
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) Three days.
(d) One day.
4. Why hasn’t Mr. Trigg boarded up his windows against the attacking birds?
(a) He has hung barbed wire instead.
(b) He thinks his dogs will scare them off.
(c) He doesn’t believe they’ll attack.
(d) He didn’t have enough time.
5. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?
(a) The trees.
(b) The waves.
(c) The sand dunes.
(d) The telephone lines.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character says, “Come on now … let’s see how fast you can run”?
2. During the one o’clock news bulletin, how are the birds described?
3. How does Nat know the birds have made it into the children’s bedroom during the first attack?
4. When Nat sees the gulls circling overhead, what do they look like they’re waiting for?
5. After the first attack, what part of the children’s body does Nat realize the birds were trying to attack?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the weather described on the morning of the first bird attack?
2. How does Nat fight the birds away from his children during the first attack?
3. Who does Nat speak to while at the bus stop, and what is their reaction to his call?
4. What does Nat think has caused the birds’ strange behavior?
5. What is Nat’s mental state when he returns home from the bus stop?
6. What does Nat find irritating about the radio announcer’s voice, and why?
7. How does Mrs. Hocken react when Nat starts boarding up the windows and doors?
8. What startling sight does Nat see while on the beach?
9. During the news broadcast at dinner that night, what insight does the announcer give into the attacks?
10. What does Nat Hocken do for a living, and why does he enjoy it?
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