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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. According to this poem, what do the book lice and the moth have in common?
(a) They are nervous.
(b) They eat the glue from book bindings.
(c) They are in love.
(d) They fly.

2. Humans can _________________ over people and things, much like the moth in "The Moth's Serenade."
(a) Obsess.
(b) Worry.
(c) Become angry.
(d) Become sad.

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

4. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.
(a) Food.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Light.
(d) Life.

5. What is one of the moods of "Honeybees"?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Sad.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. This sense reflects the movements of the whirligig beetle where?

2. How long have the cicadas spent in the dark?

3. How do the letters that are the answer to number 54 have emphasis placed on them?

4. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?

5. What do mayflies and fireflies have in common?

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