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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.
(a) Animal instincts.
(b) Insect behavior.
(c) Human emotion and perspective.
(d) Scientific words.

2. What does the mayfly desire?
(a) A shorter life.
(b) More friends.
(c) A longer life.
(d) More food.

3. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Worried.
(c) Angered.
(d) Annoyed.

4. This poem is also filled with ___________.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Humor.
(d) Danger.

5. The poet compares the firefly to what?
(a) Swimming, stroking, and gliding.
(b) Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
(c) Dancing, twirling, and bounding.
(d) Ink, calligraphy, and penmanship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the vocabulary in "Grasshoppers" do for the readers?

3. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?

4. What is significant about the answer to number 38?

5. How do the mayflies view their lives?

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