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

2. Humans can _________________ over people and things, much like the moth in "The Moth's Serenade."
(a) Become angry.
(b) Become sad.
(c) Worry.
(d) Obsess.

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

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

5. Are the water striders able to successfully teach others to walk on water?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) No.
(c) Usually.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?

2. How are people like the mayfly?

3. When do the speakers say this, in regards to the answer to number 14?

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

5. How do the mayflies spend their time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet use words to make the movement of the firefly more exciting and vivid? Do you think this is effective? Why or why not?

2. How does a mayfly's life compare to our own?

3. What feelings are evoked by the grasshoppers? Why?

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

5. Describe the grasshoppers in "Grasshoppers" and the water striders in "Water Striders." How do they compare?

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

7. How are mayflies and fireflies similar?

8. How are other animals like humans? What human qualities do other animals have?

9. What story does "Moth's Serenade" tell? What does this explain about moths?

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

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