The Wind and the Moon

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

• The Moon

• The Wind

Select the box that correctly describe the charter in the poem ( demanding)

• The Moon

• The Wind

Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

• "You stare/ In the air/ As if crying Beware," ( line 2-4)

• "He blew a great blast, and the thread was gone." ( line 31)

• " He flew in a rage- he danced and blew;" ( line 43)

• " Radiant and lovely, the queen of the night." ( line54)

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

• The Moon

• The Wind

Which line from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• Motionless, miles above the air,

  She had never heard the great

  Wind blare.

• But the Moon, she knew nothing about the affair,

• First blew her away right out of the sky

  Then blew her in; what strength have I!"

• He leaped and hallooed with whistle and roar,

  "What's that?" The glimmering thread once more!

Most stanzas of this poem include-

• the Moon ignoring the Wind

• the Moon speaking to the Wind

• the Wind speaking about the Moon

• the Wind and Moon speaking to one another

How does the Wind feel about the Moon? (a)  

• Annoyed

• Confused

• Uncaring

• Unsure

Which words in the poem suggest that the Wind blew with might? (a)  

• Flew in a rage

• With my breath

• Swelled his big cheeks

• Hallooed with whistle and roar

Read line 25 from the poem.

He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread.

Based on the description in the poem, the Moon is most likely-

• A dying slowly

• B being blown away

• C hiding from the Wind

• D changing appearance in phases

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer

Part B.

Part A

The Wind is excited at the end of the poem because he thinks-

• A he now has the entire sky to himself

• B the Moon has grown frightened

  of him

• C he is powerful enough to control the Moon

• D the Moon will agree to share

  the sky with him