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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. How do the mayflies see their youth?
(a) As so very long ago.
(b) As only yesterday.
(c) They think nothing of their youth.
(d) As an anxious period of time.

2. What covers the pages of this poem reflect what?
(a) The way the beetles think.
(b) The food the beetles eat.
(c) The ways in which the beetles move.
(d) The habitat of the beetles.

3. For what else does the digger wasp prepare?
(a) A move to a new home.
(b) Additions to its family.
(c) The coming of winter.
(d) Its death.

4. "Water Boatmen" describes the ________________ of this insect.
(a) Effort and determination.
(b) Calm and happy personality.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Unhappiness.

5. How do the two parts relate to the whirligig beetle?
(a) Reflect the laziness of the whirligig beetle.
(b) Reflect the movement of the whirligig beetle.
(c) Reflect the aggressiveness of the whirligig beetle.
(d) Reflect the joy felt by the whirligig beetle.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is interesting to see from the mayfly's perspective regarding what?

2. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?

3. The digger wasp creates what for its children?

4. The two parts of the poem frequently do what?

5. This is the first poem to focus on what?

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