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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Water Boatmen and The Digger Wasp.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the moth do throughout the entirety of this poem?
(a) It eats peanut butter.
(b) It complains about the porch light.
(c) It asks other insects questions.
(d) It serenades the porch light.

2. What is the mood of "Fireflies?"
(a) Anger.
(b) Bored.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Excitement.

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

4. How do the book lice meet?
(a) Accidentally.
(b) They are roommates.
(c) They met online.
(d) They are introduced to each other by their parents.

5. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the book lice poem?
(a) How love affects lice.
(b) How to meet others.
(c) Why book lice eat books.
(d) How compromise is needed in relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the answer to number 90 repeated in the poem?

2. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?

3. What do the water boatmen and the digger wasp have in common?

4. This poem is also filled with ___________.

5. The digger wasp creates what for its children?

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