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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is the letter F important in "Fireflies?"
(a) Many words beginning with the letter F are used to describe the flight and light of the firefly through the night sky.
(b) Only the important words begin with the letter F.
(c) Almost every word begins with the letter F.
(d) It is the letter used for the first word of every line.
2. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?
(a) A group of water striders.
(b) One of the water striders.
(c) A human.
(d) A grasshopper.
3. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Superiority.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confusion.
4. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?
(a) They are born and die in the same water source.
(b) They fly.
(c) They live for one day.
(d) They light up.
5. This poem is also filled with ___________.
(a) Humor.
(b) Anger.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Danger.
Short Answer Questions
1. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?
2. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?
3. Where do the grasshoppers hop?
4. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
5. How are people like the mayfly?
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