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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 is an important time of year in "Requiem?"
(a) Fall and the first frost.
(b) Winter and the first snowfall.
(c) Spring and the last frost.
(d) Summer and the hot sun.

2. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?
(a) They like to make fun of others.
(b) They do not like other types of insects.
(c) They want others to be able to do what they can do.
(d) They want others to fall in the water.

3. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?
(a) Jesus Christ's ability to walk on water.
(b) The strange abilities of some insects.
(c) The lack of talent other insects have.
(d) Jesus Christ's ability to change water into wine.

4. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?
(a) They are born and die in the same water source.
(b) They light up.
(c) They live for one day.
(d) They fly.

5. The poet names _________________ insect species.
(a) Very few.
(b) Many different.
(c) No.
(d) Very similar.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Whirligig Beetles" describes ____________ of these beetles.

2. What about this time of year do the cicadas like?

3. "Water Boatmen" frequently repeats what word?

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

5. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.

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