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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Dying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Hatching.

2. What do the two lice spend this poem doing?
(a) Eating glue from the book bindings.
(b) Trying to climb to a higher shelf.
(c) Arguing with each other.
(d) Describing their lives on various book shelves and their life as a couple.

3. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?
(a) No, not very well.
(b) No, not at all.
(c) Mostly.
(d) Yes.

4. For much of human history the largest group within a culture was the __________.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Poor.
(c) Rich.
(d) Educated.

5. What does the digger wasp hope to do for its offspring?
(a) Make them jealous of it.
(b) Make life more exciting.
(c) Make them happy.
(d) Make life easier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the moods of "Honeybees"?

3. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?

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

5. How do the water striders react to the consequences of trying to teach others to walk on water?

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