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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 do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?
(a) Their enemies.
(b) Their proteges.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Their students.

2. Are the water striders able to successfully teach others to walk on water?
(a) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.

2. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?

3. Only when does the mayfly seem to feel nostalgia?

4. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?

5. When read aloud by the two speakers, this poem creates a sense of what?

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