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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cicadas and Honeybees.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The poet creates what between the two readers in "Cicadas?"
(a) A dance.
(b) An echo.
(c) A discussion.
(d) An argument.

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

4. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"
(a) W, R, and T.
(b) I, A, and E.
(c) G, P, and S.
(d) Q, V, and Z.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"

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

3. Where are the water boatmen headed?

4. According to this poem, what else do the moth and the book lice have in common?

5. From whom else's perspective is "Honeybees"?

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