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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. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?
(a) They were jealous.
(b) They were annoyed.
(c) They were somewhat shocked.
(d) They were not surprised.

2. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) No, not very well.
(c) Yes.
(d) Mostly.

3. How do the mayflies see their youth?
(a) They think nothing of their youth.
(b) As so very long ago.
(c) As an anxious period of time.
(d) As only yesterday.

4. How are these two book lice opposites?
(a) They are two different kinds of book lice.
(b) They have contrasting reading interests.
(c) They are from different rooms in the house.
(d) They were born several months apart.

5. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"
(a) Sad.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. This poem is also filled with ___________.

2. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"

3. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?

4. This speaking imitates ___________.

5. How is the letter F important in "Fireflies?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of this book?

2. What feelings are evoked by the grasshoppers? Why?

3. How would you describe a firefly to someone who has never seen one?

4. What literary devices does the poet use to express the moth's feelings?

5. How can a person relate to this moth?

6. If you were to write a poem, what would it be about? Why?

7. How are mayflies and fireflies similar?

8. Why are mayflies so frantic, according to this poem?

9. Describe the grasshoppers in "Grasshoppers" and the water striders in "Water Striders." How do they compare?

10. What is the purpose of "Book Lice?"

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