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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through House Crickets and Chrysalis Diary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is this foreign transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly made more understandable for the reader?
(a) By comparing it to transformations that take place in people.
(b) By giving the insect human qualities and emotions.
(c) By comparing it to growing up.
(d) By giving details about this transformation.

2. What else is reflected by what covers the pages of the poem?
(a) The way the beetles must have to hunt to find food.
(b) The chaos this movement must create among this throng of beetles.
(c) The way life must be in this habitat.
(d) The confusion and frustration that must be caused by this many beetles.

3. How do the book lice meet?
(a) They are roommates.
(b) Accidentally.
(c) They met online.
(d) They are introduced to each other by their parents.

4. "Water Boatmen" describes the ________________ of this insect.
(a) Laziness.
(b) Effort and determination.
(c) Unhappiness.
(d) Calm and happy personality.

5. How do the mayflies see their youth?
(a) As so very long ago.
(b) As an anxious period of time.
(c) They think nothing of their youth.
(d) As only yesterday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reads which part of this book?

2. This poem is also filled with ___________.

3. What does this poem about house crickets explain about these crickets?

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

5. How is this story of the caterpillar told?

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