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

2. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) Mostly.
(b) No, not very well.
(c) Yes.
(d) No, not at all.

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

4. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?
(a) Only certain types of people can walk on water.
(b) Many people throughout history could walk on water.
(c) Jesus' disciples were also shocked that Jesus could walk on water.
(d) People are jealous of those who can walk on water.

5. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.
(b) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.
(c) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(d) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to this poem, what do the book lice and the moth have in common?

2. What are the homes of the lice?

3. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?

4. How is the letter F important in "Fireflies?"

5. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the poem "Book Lice" do for English literature?

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

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

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

6. How can a person relate to this moth?

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

8. Describe the grasshoppers in "Grasshoppers" and the water striders in "Water Striders." How do they compare?

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

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

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