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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. Whose body is found next to the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) Mrs. Trigg.
(b) The dog.
(c) The farmhand.
(d) Mr. Trigg.

2. Why does Nat worry about the cows during the bird attacks?
(a) They're penned in and cannot escape
(b) They need to be milked
(c) The birds are killing livestock
(d) He doesn’t want them to get stolen

3. What does Nat worry about when he turns the wireless off?
(a) How he will hear the news.
(b) What happened to the news announcer.
(c) Whether he has frightened the children.
(d) Saving the radio battery.

4. Between attacks, how is the sky frequently described?
(a) As gray and stormy.
(b) As sunny and clear.
(c) As crisp and bright.
(d) As wet and cloudy.

5. What does Nat do with the Triggs’ bodies before returning home?
(a) Moves them to the bedroom.
(b) Buries them in a shallow grave.
(c) Covers them in sheets.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mrs. Hocken hears droning during dinner, what does she think it is?

3. While collecting supplies, what reason does Nat realize the birds have for not attacking him?

4. What excuse does Nat give when the morning news announcement fails to broadcast?

5. During the final attack, what does Nat wonder about the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the droning sound that the Hockens hear during their dinner, and why does it stop?

2. Why happens that leads Nat to realize the necessity of keeping a fire burning in the kitchen chimney at all times?

3. How does Nat feel about the army sending reconnaissance forces to battle the birds?

4. Why does silence fill the Hocken house after the third attack, and what does this mean?

5. How does the radio music change during the attacks, and what does this signify?

6. How does the Hocken family respond to the six o’clock news announcement?

7. Why does Nat drive through the second gate to his home after leaving the Trigg farm?

8. What is Nat doing as the story comes to a close?

9. How has the radio announcer’s voice changed in the 6 o’clock broadcast?

10. When Nat leaves the house for the first time to gather supplies, what does he notice about the birds?

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