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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?
(a) The type of food they eat.
(b) The way they swim.
(c) The length of the mayfly's life.
(d) The way they raise their young.

2. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?
(a) Only certain types of people can walk on water.
(b) Jesus' disciples were also shocked that Jesus could walk on water.
(c) Many people throughout history could walk on water.
(d) People are jealous of those who can walk on water.

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

4. To what else does the poet also compare the firefly?
(a) Painting and brush strokes.
(b) Singing, vocalizing, and warbling.
(c) Acting, shouting, ordering others around.
(d) Zipping, zooming, and zany behavior.

5. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?
(a) One of the water striders.
(b) A human.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A group of water striders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?

2. What is significant about the answer to number 38?

3. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.

4. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?

5. How do the mayflies see their youth?

(see the answer key)

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