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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. What kind of poem is "Moth's Serenade?"
(a) A Haiku.
(b) A love poem.
(c) An educational poem.
(d) A factual poem.

2. What does the vocabulary in "Grasshoppers" do for the readers?
(a) It creates a strange image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(b) It makes the movements of the grasshoppers seem confusing.
(c) It creates a vivid image in the reader's mind of the actions of a grasshopper.
(d) It makes the grasshoppers seem lazy.

3. For what else does the digger wasp prepare?
(a) Additions to its family.
(b) Its death.
(c) A move to a new home.
(d) The coming of winter.

4. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?
(a) Superiority.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

5. The digger wasp feels _______________ that its offspring will understand the sacrifices it made for them.
(a) Sad.
(b) Confident.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Unsure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this poem about book lice introduce to the reader?

2. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the poem about moths?

3. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.

4. "The Digger Wasp" tells of the life of a digger wasp as it prepares for what?

5. According to these beetles, this ____________ way of moving is the best way to move.

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