The Bat Poet

Why does the little brown bat want the others to open their eyes during the daytime?

• He is bored and wants people to play with. 
• He wants them to see all the new and different things that go on during the day. 

The other bats don't like the mockingbird's voice because

• it is loud and deep and different from what they are used to. 
• the mockingbird's voice is too much like that of a bat. 

How does the mockingbird's song make the little brown bat feel?

• The song inspires him.
• The song annoys him. 

Which of the following bes describes how the other bats feel about the first poem they hear?

• They love it. 
• They don't understand it. 

Why doesn't the bat thing the mockingbird is a very good audience?

• The mockingbird sees the technical parts of the poem, but not the meaning. 
• The mockingbird is always falling asleep. 

Why does the bat choose to approach the chipmunk rather than the owl?

• The bat is afraid of the owl, but the chipmunk is not threatening.
• The bat and the chipmunk are old friends. 

What does the chipmunk think about the poem about the owl? 

• He doesn't understand it.
• He thinks it is scary, but still enjoys it. 

How does the bat include holes in the poem about the chipmunk?

• He writes of nothing but the holes that the chipmunk digs. 
• He shows the chipmunk as regularly going in and out in the poem. 

What happens when the bat tries to write a poem about the cardinal?

• He quickly writes a beautiful poem that the cardnal loves. 
• He cannot figure out how to do it correctly. 

Why does the bat choose to write his next poem about the mockingbird?

• Hearing the mockingbird sing gives the bat an idea. 
• The cardinal says that the mockinbird might be a good subject for his poem.