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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. What names are used to describe the water boatmen?
(a) Downhill skiers, speed skiers, and cross-country skiers.
(b) Ballerinas, danseurs, and primadonnas.
(c) Boatmen, cockswain, and oarsmen.
(d) Rescuers, scuba divers, and snorklers.

2. The poet compares the firefly to what?
(a) Dancing, twirling, and bounding.
(b) Swimming, stroking, and gliding.
(c) Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
(d) Ink, calligraphy, and penmanship.

3. What covers the pages of this poem reflect what?
(a) The habitat of the beetles.
(b) The food the beetles eat.
(c) The ways in which the beetles move.
(d) The way the beetles think.

4. What is another reason why this word is repeated in "Water Boatmen?"
(a) It creates a lulling pattern to relax the reader.
(b) It reflects the laziness of these insects.
(c) It shows how trained they are at their work.
(d) It reflects the determination of these focused insects.

5. Upon contemplating this poem and the deaths of these insects, one becomes more aware of what?
(a) The power of nature.
(b) The number of insect species.
(c) The importance of insects.
(d) The power of insects.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?

3. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?

4. For whom is "Requiem?"

5. What is an important time of year in "Requiem?"

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