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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 is significant about the answer to number 38?
(a) It makes a firefly very similar to other species of insects.
(b) It makes a firefly very dangerous.
(c) It makes a firefly truly distinct among insects.
(d) It makes a firefly seem scary and strange.

2. What do the water boatmen and the digger wasp have in common?
(a) They can fly.
(b) Fear.
(c) Determination.
(d) They can swim.

3. The poet creates what between the two readers in "Cicadas?"
(a) An argument.
(b) A discussion.
(c) An echo.
(d) A dance.

4. What is the water strider's special skill?
(a) It can dive into deep water.
(b) It can walk on water.
(c) It can glow in the dark.
(d) It can fly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The sound of cicadas singing begins how?

2. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.

3. What factual information does "Book Lice" give about lice?

4. How long have the cicadas spent in the dark?

5. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.

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