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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?
(a) At the end of the poem.
(b) At the beginning of the poem.
(c) It never feels nostalgia.
(d) In the middle of the poem.

2. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.
(b) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.
(c) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(d) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.

3. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?
(a) In different places.
(b) One year apart.
(c) In the same day.
(d) At the beginning and end of one week.

4. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?
(a) The way they raise their young.
(b) The type of food they eat.
(c) The length of the mayfly's life.
(d) The way they swim.

5. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"
(a) I, A, and E.
(b) G, P, and S.
(c) W, R, and T.
(d) Q, V, and Z.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?

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

3. What words does the poet specifically use when he uses this literary device?

4. How are people like the mayfly?

5. Can humans relate to the mayfly's short time on earth?

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