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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. Where are the water boatmen headed?
(a) To the ocean.
(b) To the opposite shore.
(c) To the bottom of the pond.
(d) To the coral reef.

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

3. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?
(a) They live for one day.
(b) They are born and die in the same water source.
(c) They fly.
(d) They light up.

4. How do the letters that are the answer to number 54 have emphasis placed on them?
(a) By using them at the beginning of most of the lines.
(b) By using them repeatedly.
(c) By putting them in bold print.
(d) By only using words that begin with these letters.

5. Which bee believes life is hard and unenjoyable?
(a) The sweat bee.
(b) The bumble bee.
(c) The worker bee.
(d) The queen bee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the book lice meet?

3. "The Digger Wasp" is a very _________________ story.

4. "Requiem" is a _______________.

5. Upon contemplating this poem and the deaths of these insects, one becomes more aware of what?

(see the answer key)

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