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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grasshoppers and Water Striders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?
(a) Jesus Christ's ability to walk on water.
(b) Jesus Christ's ability to change water into wine.
(c) The strange abilities of some insects.
(d) The lack of talent other insects have.

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

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

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

5. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Dying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Hatching.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?

2. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?

3. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?

4. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?

5. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?

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