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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. According to this poem, what else do the moth and the book lice have in common?
(a) They live in people's homes.
(b) They are carnivores.
(c) They interact with man-made environments.
(d) They are attracted to light.

2. To emphasize the powerful and image-provoking verbs used by the poet, he has used what literary device?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Alliteration.

3. Who reads which part of this book?
(a) Each person takes turns reading a line.
(b) Each person takes turns reading a paragraph.
(c) One person reads the odd chapters, while the other person reads the even ones.
(d) One person reads the lines on the left, while the other person reads the lines on the right.

4. How is personification used in "Book Lice?"
(a) These two lice wear clothes and go to work.
(b) These two lice are given human emotions.
(c) These two lice are given human names.
(d) These two lice go to school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?

2. "The Moth's Serenade" tells of what?

3. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?

4. What do the two lice spend this poem doing?

5. What does this poem about book lice introduce to the reader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. To what can the water strider's ability to walk on water be compared? Why?

6. How are these lice like people?

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

8. How are these book lice opposites? How do they get past this?

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

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

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