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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What names are used to describe the water boatmen?
(a) Rescuers, scuba divers, and snorklers.
(b) Ballerinas, danseurs, and primadonnas.
(c) Boatmen, cockswain, and oarsmen.
(d) Downhill skiers, speed skiers, and cross-country skiers.

2. The digger wasp feels _______________ that its offspring will understand the sacrifices it made for them.
(a) Unsure.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Confident.

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

4. "Requiem" is, unlike many of the other poems in this book. How?
(a) It is very solemn and serious.
(b) It is very confident.
(c) It is very angry.
(d) It is very humorous.

5. What does the digger wasp hope its children will do?
(a) Know how to take care of itself.
(b) Enjoy the food and shelter.
(c) Realize the sacrifices the parent made for its children.
(d) Live long, happy lives.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which bee believes life is relaxing and enjoyable?

4. The two parts of the poem frequently do what?

5. How are people like the water boatmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose perspective is "Honeybees?" Why?

2. What does "The Digger Wasp" describe? Why?

3. What is the purpose of "Cicadas?"

4. How can the world of the honeybee be compared to your own world?

5. What does "Water Boatmen" describe? Why?

6. How are cicadas like a choir?

7. How does this poem draw attention to nature and the life cycle of insects?

8. Describe the whirligig beetle, based on this poem.

9. Compare the different types of honeybees.

10. Why are these insects compared to rowers?

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