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

2. What do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?
(a) Their students.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their enemies.
(d) Their proteges.

3. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?
(a) He compare the fireflies to athletes.
(b) He compares the fireflies to artists.
(c) He compares the fireflies to musicians.
(d) He compares the fireflies to dancers.

5. How does the worker bee spend his days?
(a) Lounging around or laying eggs.
(b) Eating bonbons and watching movies.
(c) Flying around the hive looking for a mate.
(d) Slaving away to provide for the hive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the water boatmen headed?

2. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"

3. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?

4. How do the mayflies view their lives?

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

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