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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 do the water boatmen and the digger wasp have in common?
(a) Fear.
(b) They can swim.
(c) They can fly.
(d) Determination.

2. What does the mayfly desire?
(a) More food.
(b) A shorter life.
(c) More friends.
(d) A longer life.

3. What is another mood that can be felt while reading "The Digger Wasp"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fear.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Passion.

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

5. What tool is used by the poet to express the beetles' qualities?
(a) The simple language found in this poem.
(b) The unison sections of the two speakers' parts.
(c) The overlapping of the two speakers' parts.
(d) The repetition of words in the poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can humans relate to the mayfly's short time on earth?

2. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.

3. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?

4. "Water Boatmen" describes the ________________ of this insect.

5. What else does the digger wasp prepare for its children?

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