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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 reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?
(a) Many people throughout history could walk on water.
(b) Only certain types of people can walk on water.
(c) People are jealous of those who can walk on water.
(d) Jesus' disciples were also shocked that Jesus could walk on water.

2. "The Digger Wasp" is a very _________________ story.
(a) Anxious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Happy.

3. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.
(a) Slow.
(b) Bounding.
(c) Circular.
(d) Lazy.

4. Why is the answer to number 90 repeated in the poem?
(a) This repetition shows how important these insects are.
(b) This repetition is meant to annoy the reader.
(c) This repetition creates the rhythm of the insects' oars as they slice through the water.
(d) This repetition shows how fast the boatmen must swim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. This group of people slaved away for the small _____________ population who controlled the country.

2. "The Digger Wasp" is told from whose perspective?

3. "Mayflies" describes the _________ life of the mayfly

4. The first thing that one notices when turning the page to the poem about whirligigs is what?

5. How can the lives of the two different bees in this poem be described?

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