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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. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?
(a) Other insect species.
(b) Small mammals.
(c) Young water striders.
(d) People.

2. 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 only using words that begin with these letters.
(c) By putting them in bold print.
(d) By using them repeatedly.

3. When do the speakers say this, in regards to the answer to number 14?
(a) At the same time.
(b) Very slowly at the same time.
(c) One right after the other.
(d) Only one at a time with space in between.

4. "Honeybees" is quite different from the previous poems. Why?
(a) There are two insects in this poem.
(b) The lives of all bees is not equal.
(c) The bee is unhappy.
(d) The mood is not humorous.

5. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?
(a) In the middle of the poem.
(b) It never feels nostalgia.
(c) At the beginning of the poem.
(d) At the end of the poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?

2. How else do they spend their time?

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

4. What is one of the moods of "Honeybees"?

5. What is another reason why this word is repeated in "Water Boatmen?"

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