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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. How do the letters that are the answer to number 54 have emphasis placed on them?
(a) By using them repeatedly.
(b) By only using words that begin with these letters.
(c) By using them at the beginning of most of the lines.
(d) By putting them in bold print.

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

4. What is significant about the answer to number 38?
(a) It makes a firefly very similar to other species of insects.
(b) It makes a firefly seem scary and strange.
(c) It makes a firefly very dangerous.
(d) It makes a firefly truly distinct among insects.

5. What is the water strider's special skill?
(a) It can glow in the dark.
(b) It can walk on water.
(c) It can dive into deep water.
(d) It can fly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?

2. After the results of the water strider's attempts to teach others to walk on water, why might the water striders want to continue "teaching" others to walk on water?

3. This speaking imitates ___________.

4. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.

5. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.

(see the answer key)

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