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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 are the homes of the lice?
(a) Books by famous authors.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Children's heads.
(d) Encyclopedias.

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

3. What happened after the two book lice met?
(a) They got into a fight.
(b) They shared a book as a home.
(c) They tried to move to separate shelves.
(d) They fell in love.

4. What else does the digger wasp prepare for its children?
(a) Mates.
(b) Food.
(c) Work.
(d) Flowers.

5. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(b) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.
(c) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.
(d) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of "Mayflies?"

2. "Book Lice" describes what?

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

4. How does the worker bee spend his days?

5. This poem can be described how?

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