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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are people like the water boatmen?
(a) People are also called oarsmen.
(b) People often work hard for a chance at a vacation or break.
(c) Most people like to swim.
(d) Most people own boats.

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

3. What is an important time of year in "Requiem?"
(a) Spring and the last frost.
(b) Fall and the first frost.
(c) Winter and the first snowfall.
(d) Summer and the hot sun.

4. This poem pays respect to these insects when?
(a) When they become adult insects.
(b) At the time they go through metamorphosis.
(c) At the time of their births.
(d) At the time of their deaths.

5. The first thing that one notices when turning the page to the poem about whirligigs is what?
(a) The vocabulary in the poem.
(b) The art work.
(c) The title of the poem.
(d) The parts of the two speakers.

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

7. This group of people slaved away for the small _____________ population who controlled the country.
(a) Unhealthy.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Poor.

8. What are three words used to describe the whirligig beetle's movements?
(a) Straight as a pencil, a line, sharp.
(b) Merry-go-rounds, swerving, wheeling.
(c) Zigzag, lightning, jagged.
(d) Slow, languid, lazy.

9. This sense reflects the movements of the whirligig beetle where?
(a) In the air.
(b) In the sand.
(c) In the trees.
(d) In the water.

10. How does the worker bee spend his days?
(a) Flying around the hive looking for a mate.
(b) Slaving away to provide for the hive.
(c) Eating bonbons and watching movies.
(d) Lounging around or laying eggs.

11. How long have the cicadas spent in the dark?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

12. Which bee believes life is relaxing and enjoyable?
(a) The bumble bee.
(b) The sweat bee.
(c) The worker bee.
(d) The queen bee.

13. When read aloud by the two speakers, this poem creates a sense of what?
(a) Peace and quiet.
(b) Happiness and contentedness.
(c) Anger and hostility.
(d) Chaos and nervous energy.

14. What is the mood of "Water Boatmen?"
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Determined.

15. Water boatmen are compared to whom?
(a) Rowers.
(b) Skiers.
(c) Divers.
(d) Dancers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can many people relate to the queen bee? Why or why not?

2. "Requiem" is a _______________.

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

4. Which bee believes life is hard and unenjoyable?

5. "Cicadas" tells of the _________ that cicadas feel.

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