Animal Wisdom Quiz

In “Animal Wisdom,” which line from the text best supports the idea that Turtle doesn’t like to rush?

• Line 1

• Line 3

• Line 5

• Line 10

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In “Animal Wisdom,” which phrase best paraphrases what people feel is missing?

• Defending the Earth

• Taking time to explore

• Noticing beauty in nature

• Resolving disagreements

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In which line from “Animal Wisdom” does the poet use personification?

• Line 7

• Line 18

• Line 21

• Line 27

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In lines 18–29 of “Animal Wisdom,” the poet uses imagery to convey a sense of what —

• light replacing darkness reveals

• the creatures tell the people

• the people begin to observe about the world

• a butterfly would say if it could speak

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Which quote from “Animal Wisdom” best supports the answer to Part A?

• After darkness and light settled their / differences / and the creatures paired up, (lines 18–20)

• people appeared in all the corners of / the world. (lines 21–22)

• They said: What’s missing (line 22)

• They began to notice the beauty hidden / in an ordinary stone, / the short lives of snowflakes, (lines 23–26)

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Which statement best paraphrases lines 27–28 of “The Last Wolf”?

• The speaker acknowledges that humans have caused the destruction.

• The speaker acknowledges that the wolves have caused the destruction.

• The speaker expresses grief over the loss of humans and the city.

• The speaker expresses grief over the loss of the other wolves.

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Which detail should be added to the summary of "The Last Wolf"? Write the letter of the missing event in the box to complete the summary.

• The wolf loudly howled when entering the house.

• The wolf became lost in the city.

• The wolf stopped at a broken traffic light.

• The wolf entered the house and searched room by room.

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The imagery in the first stanza of "The Last Wolf" helps the reader understand what the —

• city looks like

• speaker looks like

• wolf looks like as it moves

• speaker's home looks like

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In “The Last Wolf,” which line from the poem provides the reader with a visual image?

• Line 3

• Line 6

• Line 16

• Line 20

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What is one difference between how humans are portrayed in “Animal Wisdom” and how they are portrayed in “The Last Wolf”?

• Humans are destructive in “Animal Wisdom” but constructive in “The Last Wolf.”

• Humans are controlling in “Animal Wisdom” but passive in “The Last Wolf.”

• Humans are struggling with nature in “Animal Wisdom” but commanding of nature in “The Last Wolf.”

• Humans are part of the solution in “Animal Wisdom” but part of the problem in “The Last Wolf.”

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