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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 is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?
(a) A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature.
(b) A figure of speech involving exaggeration.
(c) The repetition of the initial consonant with at least two repetitions in a row.
(d) A symbolic representation.

2. Upon contemplating this poem and the deaths of these insects, one becomes more aware of what?
(a) The number of insect species.
(b) The power of insects.
(c) The power of nature.
(d) The importance of insects.

3. Which bee believes life is hard and unenjoyable?
(a) The worker bee.
(b) The sweat bee.
(c) The bumble bee.
(d) The queen bee.

4. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?
(a) Other insect species.
(b) Small mammals.
(c) Young water striders.
(d) People.

5. What factual information does "Book Lice" give about lice?
(a) Information regarding their favorite books.
(b) Information about how they compromise for the sake of their love.
(c) information about how they meet other lice.
(d) Information regarding their birth and life in the bindings of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Requiem" is, unlike many of the other poems in this book. How?

2. How are people like the water boatmen?

3. How do the book lice meet?

4. "Requiem" is a _______________.

5. What covers the pages of this poem reflect what?

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