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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. This speaking imitates ___________.
(a) The movements of the young grasshoppers.
(b) The movements of the old grasshoppers.
(c) The movements of one grasshopper.
(d) The movements of the grasshoppers.

2. After the results of the water strider's attempts to teach others to walk on water, why might the water striders want to continue "teaching" others to walk on water?
(a) They want to make others fall in the water.
(b) They have nothing better to do.
(c) They do not want to give up on their desire to teach others to walk on water.
(d) They think it is funny to see others fall in the water.

3. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?
(a) They do not like other types of insects.
(b) They want others to fall in the water.
(c) They like to make fun of others.
(d) They want others to be able to do what they can do.

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

5. How are these two book lice opposites?
(a) They have contrasting reading interests.
(b) They are from different rooms in the house.
(c) They were born several months apart.
(d) They are two different kinds of book lice.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.

2. How are the lives of the two types of bees similar?

3. What is one of the moods of "Honeybees"?

4. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?

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

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