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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. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) No, not very well.
(b) No, not at all.
(c) Mostly.
(d) Yes.

2. What are three words used to describe the whirligig beetle's movements?
(a) Slow, languid, lazy.
(b) Merry-go-rounds, swerving, wheeling.
(c) Straight as a pencil, a line, sharp.
(d) Zigzag, lightning, jagged.

3. What tool is used by the poet to express the beetles' qualities?
(a) The repetition of words in the poem.
(b) The simple language found in this poem.
(c) The overlapping of the two speakers' parts.
(d) The unison sections of the two speakers' parts.

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. A great deal of imagery and expressive vocabulary is also used to describe the ____________ movements of these beetles.
(a) Circular.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Straight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Water boatmen are compared to whom?

2. What factual information does "Book Lice" give about lice?

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

4. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.

5. How does the queen spend her days?

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