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Joyful Noise Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

2. What does the mayfly desire?
(a) More friends.
(b) A shorter life.
(c) A longer life.
(d) More food.

3. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?
(a) One year apart.
(b) At the beginning and end of one week.
(c) In the same day.
(d) In different places.

4. What is the mood of "Mayflies?"
(a) Bored.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Frantic.

5. What is the mood of "Book Lice?"
(a) Serious.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?

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

5. What happened after the two book lice met?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the structure of the poem "Grasshoppers" reminiscent of the movement of the grasshoppers?

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

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

4. What feelings are evoked by the grasshoppers? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is "Joyful Noise?" Why might the poet find this joyful?

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