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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the poet help the reader relate to fireflies?
(a) He compares the fireflies to dancers.
(b) He compare the fireflies to athletes.
(c) He compares the fireflies to musicians.
(d) He compares the fireflies to artists.

3. "Water Boatmen" frequently repeats what word?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Swim.
(c) Jump.
(d) Dive.

4. What does this poem about book lice introduce to the reader?
(a) The different types of book binding techniques.
(b) The names of famous book lice.
(c) The different glues used to bind books.
(d) The names of famous authors.

5. How does the poet accurately describe the behavior of a moth in this poem?
(a) By giving it human emotions and feelings.
(b) By comparing the moth's movements to music.
(c) By having the two speakers talk at the same time.
(d) By describing the way the moth moves.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Mayflies" ________________ tells of the brief life of the mayfly.

2. How can people relate to the worker bee?

3. What is another mood of "Honeybees"?

4. How does the worker bee spend his days?

5. What else does the digger wasp prepare for its children?

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