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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. What does this poem about book lice introduce to the reader?
(a) The different glues used to bind books.
(b) The names of famous book lice.
(c) The different types of book binding techniques.
(d) The names of famous authors.

2. How are these two book lice opposites?
(a) They were born several months apart.
(b) They are two different kinds of book lice.
(c) They have contrasting reading interests.
(d) They are from different rooms in the house.

3. Why do these two book lice compromise?
(a) They have to share a shelf.
(b) They have to share a book.
(c) They like to compromise.
(d) They are in love.

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

5. What are the homes of the lice?
(a) Children's heads.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) Books by famous authors.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.

2. What kind of poem is "Moth's Serenade?"

3. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?

4. 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?

5. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the poem about moths?

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