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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Lice and The Moth's Serenade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are people like the mayfly?
(a) Most people do not think about the consequences of their actions.
(b) Most people rush through life, frantically trying to fit in as much as possible.
(c) Most people do not think about others as they speed through life.
(d) Most people lazily drift through life.

2. Like the mayfly, people often have feelings of nostalgia towards what?
(a) Their friends.
(b) People do not feel nostalgic.
(c) Their youth.
(d) Their families.

3. What kind of poem is "Moth's Serenade?"
(a) An educational poem.
(b) A Haiku.
(c) A love poem.
(d) A factual poem.

4. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angered.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Annoyed.

5. After the results of the water strider's attempts to teach others to walk on water, why might the water striders want to continue "teaching" others to walk on water?
(a) They want to make others fall in the water.
(b) They have nothing better to do.
(c) They think it is funny to see others fall in the water.
(d) They do not want to give up on their desire to teach others to walk on water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the book lice poem?

3. How does the poet accurately describe the behavior of a moth in this poem?

4. Are the water striders able to successfully teach others to walk on water?

5. According to this poem, what do the book lice and the moth have in common?

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