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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 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.

2. How does the poet accurately describe the behavior of a moth in this poem?
(a) By describing the way the moth moves.
(b) By giving it human emotions and feelings.
(c) By comparing the moth's movements to music.
(d) By having the two speakers talk at the same time.

3. "Mayflies" ________________ tells of the brief life of the mayfly.
(a) Dramatically.
(b) Sadly.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Matter-of-factly.

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

5. Can humans relate to the mayfly's short time on earth?
(a) Not usually.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?

3. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?

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

5. Who reads which part of this book?

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