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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Whirligig Beetles and Requiem.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is personification used in "Book Lice?"
(a) These two lice go to school.
(b) These two lice are given human emotions.
(c) These two lice are given human names.
(d) These two lice wear clothes and go to work.

3. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?
(a) It asks other insects questions.
(b) It serenades the porch light.
(c) It complains about the porch light.
(d) It eats peanut butter.

4. For much of human history the largest group within a culture was the __________.
(a) Rich.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Poor.
(d) Educated.

5. What factual information does "Book Lice" give about lice?
(a) Information regarding their favorite books.
(b) information about how they meet other lice.
(c) Information about how they compromise for the sake of their love.
(d) Information regarding their birth and life in the bindings of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet compares the firefly to what?

2. What does the vocabulary in "Grasshoppers" do for the readers?

3. What is the mood of "Mayflies?"

4. What do the two lice spend this poem doing?

5. "Whirligig Beetles" describes ____________ of these beetles.

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