Test Review: "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket"

The details about the narrator's walk at the beginning of the story suggest the narrator

appreciates nature

The author uses the phrase "made new lanterns out of their hearts and minds" (line 40) to suggest that the lanterns represent the children's...

vision/idea of beauty

This line helps us infer the narrator's attitude (view) toward the children's lanterns

(Lines 18-20) "But most of the lanterns were beautiful square ones that the children had made themselves with love and care."

Why does the boy repeat his question about if anyone wants a grasshopper three time?

Because he is waiting for the girl to respond

What does the bell cricket symbolize in the story?

Special people in our lives

What is the narrator's mood in the last three paragraphs?

reflective, sentimental

What advice would the narrator most likely give to the children?

Remember the joys of childhood to help you rise above the disappointments of adulthood

Sheepish (adjective)

to look embarassed

Loiter (verb)

to hang around

Discernible (adjective)

visible; recognizable