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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) They want to make others fall in the water.
(b) They think it is funny to see others fall in the water.
(c) They do not want to give up on their desire to teach others to walk on water.
(d) They have nothing better to do.

2. How do the mayflies spend their time?
(a) Eating.
(b) Frantically flying about.
(c) Lazily flying about.
(d) Sleeping.

3. "Water Striders" describes the _________ action of this insect.
(a) Complicated.
(b) Simple.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Difficult.

4. How do the mayflies see their youth?
(a) As so very long ago.
(b) As an anxious period of time.
(c) As only yesterday.
(d) They think nothing of their youth.

5. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?
(a) They were somewhat shocked.
(b) They were jealous.
(c) They were not surprised.
(d) They were annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the letter F important in "Fireflies?"

2. Why might these insects want to teach others to walk on water?

3. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.

4. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?

5. From whose perspective is "Grasshoppers?"

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