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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Water Striders" describes the _________ action of this insect.
(a) Difficult.
(b) Detailed.
(c) Simple.
(d) Complicated.

2. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?
(a) He compare the fireflies to athletes.
(b) He compares the fireflies to musicians.
(c) He compares the fireflies to artists.
(d) He compares the fireflies to dancers.

3. This poem is also filled with ___________.
(a) Danger.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Anger.
(d) Humor.

4. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"
(a) Another insect.
(b) A group of grasshoppers.
(c) The observer.
(d) A grasshopper.

5. How do the letters that are the answer to number 54 have emphasis placed on them?
(a) By putting them in bold print.
(b) By using them repeatedly.
(c) By only using words that begin with these letters.
(d) By using them at the beginning of most of the lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?

2. Where do the grasshoppers hop?

3. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.

4. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?

5. Like the mayfly, people often have feelings of nostalgia towards what?

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