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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A great deal of imagery and expressive vocabulary is also used to describe the ____________ movements of these beetles.
(a) Powerful.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Straight.
(d) Circular.

2. When read aloud by the two speakers, this poem creates a sense of what?
(a) Happiness and contentedness.
(b) Chaos and nervous energy.
(c) Anger and hostility.
(d) Peace and quiet.

3. The digger wasp wants its children to know that they were ____________.
(a) Prayed for.
(b) Considered.
(c) Envied.
(d) Loved.

4. What covers the pages of this poem reflect what?
(a) The food the beetles eat.
(b) The way the beetles think.
(c) The ways in which the beetles move.
(d) The habitat of the beetles.

5. "The Digger Wasp" is told from whose perspective?
(a) Another insect.
(b) A young digger wasp.
(c) The adult digger wasp.
(d) A narrator.

6. How are people like the water boatmen?
(a) People are also called oarsmen.
(b) Most people own boats.
(c) Most people like to swim.
(d) People often work hard for a chance at a vacation or break.

7. Where are the water boatmen headed?
(a) To the bottom of the pond.
(b) To the ocean.
(c) To the coral reef.
(d) To the opposite shore.

8. What is the mood of "Water Boatmen?"
(a) Determined.
(b) Sad.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Annoyed.

9. What is another reason why this word is repeated in "Water Boatmen?"
(a) It reflects the determination of these focused insects.
(b) It creates a lulling pattern to relax the reader.
(c) It shows how trained they are at their work.
(d) It reflects the laziness of these insects.

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

11. "Requiem" is a _______________.
(a) Joke.
(b) Persuasive speech.
(c) Argument.
(d) Prayer.

12. Water boatmen are compared to whom?
(a) Divers.
(b) Rowers.
(c) Dancers.
(d) Skiers.

13. What happens when the water boatmen reach their destination?
(a) They turn around and head back to where they came from.
(b) They start families.
(c) They are allowed to rest.
(d) They die.

14. How does the worker bee spend his days?
(a) Eating bonbons and watching movies.
(b) Slaving away to provide for the hive.
(c) Flying around the hive looking for a mate.
(d) Lounging around or laying eggs.

15. The poet names _________________ insect species.
(a) Very similar.
(b) Very few.
(c) No.
(d) Many different.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an important time of year in "Requiem?"

2. The first thing that one notices when turning the page to the poem about whirligigs is what?

3. Why is the answer to number 90 repeated in the poem?

4. What does the digger wasp hope its children will do?

5. "Water Boatmen" describes the ________________ of this insect.

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