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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.
(a) Life.
(b) Light.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Food.

2. Like the mayfly, people often have feelings of nostalgia towards what?
(a) People do not feel nostalgic.
(b) Their families.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Their youth.

3. Who reads which part of this book?
(a) Each person takes turns reading a line.
(b) Each person takes turns reading a paragraph.
(c) One person reads the odd chapters, while the other person reads the even ones.
(d) One person reads the lines on the left, while the other person reads the lines on the right.

4. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?
(a) They are born and die in the same water source.
(b) They live for one day.
(c) They fly.
(d) They light up.

5. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?
(a) Say very different things.
(b) Say the same thing.
(c) Speak very quickly and loudly.
(d) Speak slowly and quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.

2. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?

3. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?

4. What is the water strider's special skill?

5. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?

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