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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 does the vocabulary in "Grasshoppers" do for the readers?
(a) It makes the grasshoppers seem lazy.
(b) It creates a vivid image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(c) It creates a strange image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(d) It makes the movements of the grasshoppers seem confusing.

2. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?
(a) It asks other insects questions.
(b) It complains about the porch light.
(c) It eats peanut butter.
(d) It serenades the porch light.

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

4. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.
(a) Family.
(b) Species.
(c) Group.
(d) Flock.

5. For much of human history the largest group within a culture was the __________.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Educated.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.

2. The sound of cicadas singing begins how?

3. What about this time of year do the cicadas like?

4. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.

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

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