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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to this poem, why is the moth drawn to the light?
(a) It likes the color yellow.
(b) It does not know why.
(c) It is attracted to the heat of the light.
(d) It likes bright colors.

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

3. How do the mayflies spend their time?
(a) Frantically flying about.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Lazily flying about.
(d) Eating.

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

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

6. Joyful Noise is a book of ____________.
(a) Legal documents.
(b) Poems.
(c) Essays.
(d) Short stories.

7. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"
(a) W, R, and T.
(b) G, P, and S.
(c) I, A, and E.
(d) Q, V, and Z.

8. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?
(a) One of the water striders.
(b) A human.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A group of water striders.

9. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.
(b) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.
(c) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(d) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.

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

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

12. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?
(a) A miracle.
(b) Useful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Fun.

13. What is significant about the answer to number 38?
(a) It makes a firefly seem scary and strange.
(b) It makes a firefly truly distinct among insects.
(c) It makes a firefly very dangerous.
(d) It makes a firefly very similar to other species of insects.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.

2. What does the mayfly desire?

3. How do the mayflies view their lives?

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. This poem is also filled with ___________.

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