Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Birds? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. How does Melanie change over the course of the film?
She gets less deceitful as the film goes on.
She gets more deceitful as the film goes on.
She's revealed to be working for the CIA at the end of the film.
She's revealed to be a carrier pigeon by the end of the film.
Q. What's the purpose of the love relationship in the film?
It shows that the romance plot is really important.
It shows that pets are a good substitute for real relationships.
It engages us with the characters.
It is totally pushing a pro-bird agenda.
Q. Why are the birds in The Birds so violent?
It's true to essential bird nature since scientists have determined that birds secretly hate us.
They've eaten toxic shellfish like those birds in Capitola.
We never get an explanation for the violence.
They're punishing Melanie for disrespecting the lovebirds.
Q. What do the birds suggest about nature?
It makes electronic bleeps when it attacks.
Darwin was right.
It's mysterious and random.
It can be predicted and understood through science.
Q. What scene in Psycho is the attic scene often compared to?
The final scene where Norman is sitting in prison
The scene where Marion is killed in the shower
The scene where the detective falls down the stairs
The scene where the birds explode in slow-mo