Characters I
The change in their behavior coincides with a change in the weather.
What are the birds?
_____ is a World War II veteran and the protagonist. He works at Mr. Trigg’s farm three days a week because a wartime disability limits the tasks he can do.
Who is Nat Hocken?
Nat does not want his wife and children to see _____ at the farm because it is gruesome and would frighten them. He wants to protect them from the horror and keep them safe.
What was the aftermath?
Nat indicated that he and Jill would walk to the _____ because he wanted to make sure she was safe from the birds.
What was the bus?
Nat showed responsibility and leadership by thinking ahead, _____, and making decisions to protect his family. He works hard to secure the house and keep his loved-ones calm.
What was gathering supplies?
This character relies on Nat to defend them and their home. She wonders why the Army doesn’t do more to stop the birds.
Who is Nat's wife?
_____ is Nat’s daughter. She is old enough to go to school and is frightened by the birds.
Who is Jill?
Nat wanted to sleep in the _____ with his family because it was safest because of the fire and boarded windows.
What was the kitchen?
Nat attempted to reassure and divert _____ during the crisis because he joked about camping and made supper a “treat”.
Who were his kids?
Some characters did not believe _____ because it sounded unbelievable and they had not seen the birds act that way themselves.
What was Nat’s story?
_____ is Nat’s son and youngest child. He yells at the birds to leave on the second night.
Who is Johnny?
The ____ is a voice over the battery-powered radio.
Who is the wireless announcer?
When Nat heard the radio announcement, he boarded up _____ to keep his family safe.
What were chimneys and windows?
Nat believed that things would have gone more smoothly in the past because families kept _____ in reserve for unexpected circumstances.
What was extra food?
The explanation that the radio offered for the peculiar behavior of the birds was they suffered from _____.
What was cold and hunger?
_____ is a cowhand on Mr. and Mrs. Trigg’s farm.
Who is Jim?
_____ is the farmer’s wife who teased Nat over his story about the first night’s bird attack.
Who is Mrs. Trigg?
The setting of “The Birds” is a remote, coastal farming community in _____, during the aftermath of World War II.
What is Cornwall, England?
Nat disliked handling the birds while he was working because their _____ were still bloody and warm.
What were dead bodies?
When looking toward the sea, Nat noticed that the sky was black, thick, and _____.
What was colorless?
_____ is the farmer who employs Nat. He drove Jill home after school because she’s frightened of the birds.
Who is Mr. Trigg?
The _____ is the principal character in a literary work and the clear center of story; all major events are important to this character.
Who is the protagonist?
Nat feels somewhat reassured knowing that _____ are working on the problem, but he also realizes that the crisis is very serious and that his family’s safety depends on their own preparations.
Who were scientists and experts?
To frighten the birds away from the chimney, Nat used fire and _____.
What was paraffin?
Nat showed resourcefulness and _____ by blocking the windows and doors, using whatever he could find, and facing his fear of touching the birds to protect his family.
What was bravery?