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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Lice and The Moth's Serenade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Ignoring.
(c) One of.
(d) Observing the actions of.

2. Like the mayfly, people often have feelings of nostalgia towards what?
(a) People do not feel nostalgic.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their families.
(d) Their youth.

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

4. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?
(a) They are born and die in the same water source.
(b) They live for one day.
(c) They light up.
(d) They fly.

5. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?
(a) He compares the fireflies to musicians.
(b) He compares the fireflies to dancers.
(c) He compare the fireflies to athletes.
(d) He compares the fireflies to artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the mayflies see their youth?

2. To emphasize the powerful and image-provoking verbs used by the poet, he has used what literary device?

3. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?

4. What is significant about the answer to number 38?

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

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