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Brian Doyle, Joyas Volardores

Brian Doyle, Joyas Volardores

Read Joyas Volardores and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What does “joyas volardores” mean?

“floating dreams”

“flying jewels”

“sparkling gems”

“happy birds”

2. On very cold nights, a hummingbird’s metabolic rate slows to

one-tenth of its normal sleep rate.

one-fifteenth of its normal sleep rate.

one-twenty-fifth of its normal sleep rate.

one-twentieth of its normal sleep rate.

3. Approximately how many heartbeats does every creature on earth have?

two billion

one hundred million

eight hundred million

one-and-a-half billion

4. About how much does the heart of a blue whale weigh?

five tons

eight tons

seven tons

six tons

5. According to Doyle, we must “live alone in the house of the heart” because

we fear being open to getting hurt.

we are selfish and cannot trust anyone else.

we only have one heart.

we come into the world alone, so we must live that way.