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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. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) Yes.
(b) Mostly.
(c) No, not very well.
(d) No, not at all.

2. What tool is used by the poet to express the beetles' qualities?
(a) The unison sections of the two speakers' parts.
(b) The simple language found in this poem.
(c) The overlapping of the two speakers' parts.
(d) The repetition of words in the poem.

3. What is the mood of "Fireflies?"
(a) Excitement.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Anger.
(d) Bored.

4. The poet names _________________ insect species.
(a) No.
(b) Very similar.
(c) Many different.
(d) Very few.

5. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?
(a) It never feels nostalgia.
(b) In the middle of the poem.
(c) At the end of the poem.
(d) At the beginning of the poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is "Requiem?"

2. How else do they spend their time?

3. The digger wasp feels _______________ that its offspring will understand the sacrifices it made for them.

4. How do the two parts relate to the whirligig beetle?

5. For what else does the digger wasp prepare?

(see the answer key)

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