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

2. How does the poet accurately describe the behavior of a moth in this poem?
(a) By having the two speakers talk at the same time.
(b) By giving it human emotions and feelings.
(c) By comparing the moth's movements to music.
(d) By describing the way the moth moves.

3. What do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?
(a) Their enemies.
(b) Their students.
(c) Their proteges.
(d) Their friends.

4. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?
(a) A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature.
(b) A symbolic representation.
(c) The repetition of the initial consonant with at least two repetitions in a row.
(d) A figure of speech involving exaggeration.

5. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the poem about moths?
(a) Love.
(b) Obsession and lust.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of poem is "Moth's Serenade?"

2. Humans can _________________ over people and things, much like the moth in "The Moth's Serenade."

3. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"

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

5. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a person relate to this moth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are these lice like people?

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

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

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