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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the vocabulary in "Grasshoppers" do for the readers?
(a) It creates a strange image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(b) It creates a vivid image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(c) It makes the movements of the grasshoppers seem confusing.
(d) It makes the grasshoppers seem lazy.

2. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.
(a) Group.
(b) Flock.
(c) Family.
(d) Species.

3. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?
(a) It never feels nostalgia.
(b) At the beginning of the poem.
(c) In the middle of the poem.
(d) At the end of the poem.

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

5. What is the mood of "Book Lice?"
(a) Anxious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Serious.

6. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.
(a) Ignoring.
(b) Observing the actions of.
(c) One of.
(d) Hunting.

7. According to this poem, what do the book lice and the moth have in common?
(a) They are nervous.
(b) They fly.
(c) They eat the glue from book bindings.
(d) They are in love.

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

9. "The Moth's Serenade" tells of what?
(a) The moth's interest in other insects.
(b) The moth's curiosity regarding the fly swatter.
(c) The moth's obsessive love for the porch light.
(d) The moth's obsession with peanut butter.

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

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

12. How does the poet specifically use this literary device?
(a) He has placed verbs beginning with the same letter adjacent to each other.
(b) He has exaggerated the abilities of the firefly.
(c) He has represented fireflies as the green army of the night sky.
(d) He has compared the firefly to Degas.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do these two book lice compromise?

4. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"

5. What is the water strider's special skill?

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