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Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word "forks" in line 4?

• tool for lifting food

• nests

• where branches divide

• roots

Multiple Choice

What is the speaker's main message in the poem?

• Some things prefer the day, while others prefer the night

• The cat squalls at the howling dog during the light of the moon

• Mice will only come out at night

• Many flowers close their petals each night

Multiple Choice

The poet uses lines 1 through 2 mainly to --

• show how to tell time by looking at the moon

• compare the moon to a clock face

• explain how thieves shouldn't go out during a full moon

• introduce the conflict

Multiple Choice

What identifies this poem as an example of lyric poetry?

• It does not follow a rhyming pattern

• It presents a lesson that can be learned

• It is funny and entertaining

• It uses figurative language to express the speaker's thoughts