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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 are people like the mayfly?
(a) Most people do not think about others as they speed through life.
(b) Most people lazily drift through life.
(c) Most people rush through life, frantically trying to fit in as much as possible.
(d) Most people do not think about the consequences of their actions.

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

3. The poet compares the firefly to what?
(a) Swimming, stroking, and gliding.
(b) Dancing, twirling, and bounding.
(c) Ink, calligraphy, and penmanship.
(d) Reading, writing, and arithmetic.

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

5. 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?
(a) They think it is funny to see others fall in the water.
(b) They want to make others fall in the water.
(c) They have nothing better to do.
(d) They do not want to give up on their desire to teach others to walk on water.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Mayflies" describes the _________ life of the mayfly

2. How are these two book lice opposites?

3. Who reads which part of this book?

4. "Mayflies" ________________ tells of the brief life of the mayfly.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are these lice like people?

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

4. Why might the poet write a book about insects? Why did he choose to write about insects using poetry?

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

6. What mood is created by the behavior of the water striders? Why?

7. How are mayflies and fireflies similar?

8. How does a mayfly feel at the end of its life? Why?

9. What is "Joyful Noise?" Why might the poet find this joyful?

10. What is the purpose of this book?

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