2. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?
(a) It never feels nostalgia.
(b) At the beginning of the poem.
(c) At the end of the poem.
(d) In the middle of the poem.

3. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.
(a) Slow.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Circular.
(d) Bounding.

4. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.
(a) Insect behavior.
(b) Scientific words.
(c) Human emotion and perspective.
(d) Animal instincts.

5. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

7. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?
(a) A human.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) One of the water striders.
(d) A group of water striders.

8. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Fun.
(c) Useful.
(d) A miracle.

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

10. What is the water strider's special skill?
(a) It can fly.
(b) It can glow in the dark.
(c) It can dive into deep water.
(d) It can walk on water.

11. What words does the poet specifically use when he uses this literary device?
(a) The light-hearted actions of the firefly is an allegory of spring.
(b) Glimmering, gleaming, glowing.
(c) The firefly lights up the entire night sky.
(d) The firefly dances like the dancers in Degas' paintings.

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

13. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Superiority.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

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

15. "The Moth's Serenade" tells of what?
(a) The moth's interest in other insects.
(b) The moth's obsession with peanut butter.
(c) The moth's obsessive love for the porch light.
(d) The moth's curiosity regarding the fly swatter.