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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How else do they spend their time?
(a) Raising their children.
(b) Mating.
(c) Attacking other insects.
(d) Swimming.

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

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

4. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.
(a) Circular.
(b) Bounding.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Slow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?

2. Who reads which part of this book?

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

4. This poem is also filled with ___________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are mayflies so frantic, according to this poem?

2. If you were to write a poem, what would it be about? Why?

3. What is the mood of the book lice poem? Why?

4. To what can the water strider's ability to walk on water be compared? Why?

5. What is the purpose of "Book Lice?"

6. To what does the poet compare fireflies? Is this a good comparison? Why or why not?

7. How does the mayfly's perception of time compare to our own?

8. What does the poem "Book Lice" do for English literature?

9. What literary devices does the poet use to express the moth's feelings?

10. How are mayflies and fireflies similar?

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