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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 about this time of year do the cicadas like?
(a) The snow.
(b) The flowers.
(c) The sun.
(d) The birds.

2. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?
(a) Superiority.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anger.

3. What is another mood that can be felt while reading "The Digger Wasp"?
(a) Passion.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Annoyance.

4. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?
(a) The repetition of the initial consonant with at least two repetitions in a row.
(b) A symbolic representation.
(c) A figure of speech involving exaggeration.
(d) A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature.

5. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.
(a) Capital letters.
(b) Exclamation points.
(c) Italics.
(d) Bold print.

Short Answer Questions

1. The digger wasp creates what for its children?

2. What aspects of humanity can be learned from the book lice poem?

3. Will the digger wasp ever see its offspring?

4. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.

5. The digger wasp feels _______________ that its offspring will understand the sacrifices it made for them.

(see the answer key)

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