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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 else do they spend their time?
(a) Mating.
(b) Attacking other insects.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Raising their children.

2. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?
(a) They want others to be able to do what they can do.
(b) They want others to fall in the water.
(c) They do not like other types of insects.
(d) They like to make fun of others.

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

4. How do the mayflies view their lives?
(a) As a relatively long time.
(b) As a waste of time.
(c) As entirely too long.
(d) As a relatively short time.

5. What does the mayfly desire?
(a) More food.
(b) A shorter life.
(c) A longer life.
(d) More friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?

2. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.

3. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?

4. To emphasize the powerful and image-provoking verbs used by the poet, he has used what literary device?

5. Who reads which part of this book?

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