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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 aspects of humanity can be learned from the book lice poem?
(a) Why book lice eat books.
(b) How compromise is needed in relationships.
(c) How love affects lice.
(d) How to meet others.

2. What is one of the moods of "Honeybees"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Bored.
(d) Unhappy.

3. What is the mood of "The Moth's Serenade?"
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Angry.

4. For what else does the digger wasp prepare?
(a) Additions to its family.
(b) A move to a new home.
(c) The coming of winter.
(d) Its death.

5. "Cicadas" is a poem that gives purpose and reason to what?
(a) The happiness that cicadas feel.
(b) The raucous noise made by cicadas in the summer.
(c) The birth of cicadas.
(d) The finding of cicada exoskeletons on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet creates what between the two readers in "Cicadas?"

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

3. "Water Boatmen" frequently repeats what word?

4. How do the book lice meet?

5. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.

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