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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 birds were involved in the previous night’s attack?
(a) Large birds, like seagulls.
(b) Small birds, like wrens.
(c) Medium birds, like robins.
(d) Hunting birds, like hawks.

2. What do the seagulls camouflage while Nat is burying the bird bodies?
(a) The telephone lines.
(b) The waves.
(c) The trees.
(d) The sand dunes.

3. When Nat returns home from burying the bodies, what news does his wife deliver?
(a) Mr. Trigg is dead.
(b) The army is sending planes to fight against the attacking birds.
(c) Their daughter has been attacked while at school.
(d) There have been bird attacks all around the country.

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

5. During the one o’clock news bulletin, how are the birds described?
(a) As a nightmare.
(b) As bloodthirsty monsters.
(c) As a thick, black cloud.
(d) As a confused species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wind does Nat claim brought the birds to his neighborhood?

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

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

4. How many birds does Nat kill during the attack in the children’s bedroom?

5. At three o’clock, Nat sees that the sky is “colorless.” What does he compare it to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hocken think the army should do to battle the birds, and what is Nat’s reaction to his wife’s idea?

2. How does Mrs. Hocken react when Nat starts boarding up the windows and doors?

3. What does Nat Hocken do for a living, and why does he enjoy it?

4. How does Mr. Trigg help the situation when Jill arrives at the bus stop?

5. How does Nat dispose of the bird carcasses that litter his yard after the first attack?

6. How does Nat fight the birds away from his children during the first attack?

7. During the news broadcast at dinner that night, what insight does the announcer give into the attacks?

8. What is Nat’s mental state when he returns home from the bus stop?

9. When do the birds first draw blood from Nat?

10. What startling sight does Nat see while on the beach?

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