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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poet compares the firefly to what?
(a) Swimming, stroking, and gliding.
(b) Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
(c) Ink, calligraphy, and penmanship.
(d) Dancing, twirling, and bounding.

2. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Hatching.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dying.
(d) Eating.

3. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. To what else does the poet also compare the firefly?
(a) Zipping, zooming, and zany behavior.
(b) Acting, shouting, ordering others around.
(c) Singing, vocalizing, and warbling.
(d) Painting and brush strokes.

5. How do the mayflies spend their time?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Frantically flying about.
(d) Lazily flying about.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.

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

3. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.

4. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"

5. "Water Striders" describes the _________ action of this insect.

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