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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. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Hatching.
(d) Dying.

2. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?
(a) Small mammals.
(b) Young water striders.
(c) Other insect species.
(d) People.

3. "Book Lice" describes what?
(a) The personalities of book lice.
(b) The hobbies of two book lice.
(c) The movements of book lice.
(d) The life and love of two book lice.

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

5. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.
(a) Food.
(b) Light.
(c) Life.
(d) Sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.

2. What happened after the two book lice met?

3. How else do they spend their time?

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

5. Who reads which part of this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. If you only had twenty-four hours to live, what would you do? Why?

9. How are these lice like people?

10. What is the purpose of this book?

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