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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Whirligig Beetles and Requiem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does "Requiem" end?
(a) By blaming people for the deaths of these insects.
(b) By giving the names of the insects who have died.
(c) By giving the cause of death.
(d) By giving the insects homes.

2. How do the mayflies view their lives?
(a) As entirely too long.
(b) As a waste of time.
(c) As a relatively long time.
(d) As a relatively short time.

3. Where are the water boatmen headed?
(a) To the opposite shore.
(b) To the coral reef.
(c) To the bottom of the pond.
(d) To the ocean.

4. Why might the cause of death of these insects be surprising to humans?
(a) We do not often think about how important the spring thaw is.
(b) We do not often think about the importance of the first frost.
(c) We do not often think about the importance of water.
(d) We do not often think about how important the hot sun is to nature.

5. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?
(a) It does not feel nostalgic.
(b) For its family.
(c) For its friends.
(d) For its youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?

2. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?

3. What does the digger wasp hope to do for its offspring?

4. A great deal of imagery and expressive vocabulary is also used to describe the ____________ movements of these beetles.

5. The first thing that one notices when turning the page to the poem about whirligigs is what?

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