Grade 5 Escape at Bedtime Stanza 2 (first 4 lines)

Which of the following is NOT named in the stanza?

• a) The Dog

• b) The Plough

• c) The Hunter

• d) The Eagle

Why does the poet mention Mars along with stars?

• a) To show that Mars is brighter than stars
  

• b) To mix science with imagination
  

• c) To prove that Mars is a constellation
  

• d) To confuse the reader

When the stars shine above, what happens to the water in the pail?

• a) It turns into starlight

• b) It reflects the stars

• c) It disappears

• d) It becomes half-empty

The poet says the pail is “half full of water and stars.” What makes this description special?

• a) It is a scientific explanation of reflection

• b) It shows how imagination turns ordinary water into something magical

• c) It is a way of measuring the water in the pail

• d) It means the pail is broken

Which of these best explains how the stanza connects ordinary and extraordinary?

• a) The pail is ordinary, but with stars reflected it becomes magical.

• b) The stars are extraordinary, but the poet calls them ordinary.

• c) The pail is extraordinary, and the stars make it ordinary.

• d) The water in the pail disappears, leaving only stars.