The Wind and the Moon

How does the Wind feel about the Moon?

• Positive

• Negative

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Based on the poem, which statement expresses the relationship between the Wind and the Moon?

• The wind is aggressive, while the Moon is afraid to defend herself.

• The wind is loud and wants to control the Moon, while the Moon is calm and confident.

• The Wind is impatient with the Moon, while the Moon is patient and continues to be the queen of the skyl.

• The Wind is strong because he makes the Moon disappear, while the moon is weak and allows the Wind to be in charge.

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How does the speaker's point of view affect the way events are described in the poem?

• The speaker likes the Wind and only describes the Wind's actions.

• The speaker likes the Wind and describes the Wind as more powerful than the Moon.

• The speaker thinks the Wind is foolish because he shows the Moon is unaware of the Wind's actions.

• The speaker thinks the Wind is important because he focuses on the action of the Wind more than on the actions of the Moon.

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Which sentence best summarizes the poem?

• The wind is trying to be more powerful than the moon, but he is not able to be because the moon is so high up.

• The wind wants to play a game with the moon, but the moon does not want to play with him

• The wind tries to blow the moon out of the sky, but the moon does not even know that the wind is there.

• The wind and the moon are both trying to have control over the sky, and the moon wins.

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How does the author's use of dialogue develop the character of the wind?

• It shows that the wind is scared of the moon

• It shows that the wind is admiring the moon

• It shows that the wind is trying to be friends with the moon.

• It shows that the wind is confident in his actions towards teh moon

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Which line supports the answer to Part A?

• "He turned in his bed: she was there again?" ( line 13)

• "With her one ghost-eye" ( line 16)

• The Moon shone white and alive and plain:" ( line 17)

• "Said the Wind, ' I will blow you out again" ( line 18)

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Read lines 20-22 of the poem. What is the speaker describing in the lines ?

• The speaker is describing what the Wind said to the Moon as he blew the Moon away.

• The speaker is describing how the Wind broke apart the Moon piece by piece.

• The wind is comparing himself to tools to explain wha happened

• The wind used a hammer to break apart the moon.

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Read the phrase from line 25 of the poem. What does the phrase mean in the poem?

• The wind's cheeks grew smaller as he blew more air.

• The moon's size grew so small, she was almost invisible.

• The moon grew so small, she turned into a piece of thread.

• The wind grew smaller the harder he tried to blow the Moon away

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How does the last stanza of the poem contribute to the reader's understanding of events?

• It shows that the Moon beat the Wind in the competition.

• It shows that the Moon thought the Wind was foolish

• It shows that the Moon did not notice the Wind

• It shows that the Moon did not like the Wind.

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Select the box that correctly describe the character in the poem ( peaceful)

• The Wind

• The Moon

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