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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. From whom else's perspective is "Honeybees"?
(a) The queen bee.
(b) Old bees.
(c) An owl.
(d) A beekeeper.

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

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

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

5. What are the cicadas celebrating?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Life out of the tree.
(d) Life above ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Honeybees" is quite different from the previous poems. Why?

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

3. With what are the pages of the whirligig beetle's poem covered?

4. Why might the cause of death of these insects be surprising to humans?

5. Can many people relate to the queen bee? Why or why not?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use poetry and literary devices to teach about whirligig beetles?

2. Compare the different types of honeybees.

3. How does the poet use poetry to give the reader a sense of what cicadas sound like?

4. What is the mood of "Cicadas?" Why?

5. Why might the digger wasp die before its young are born?

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

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

8. What are the moods of this poem? Why do they differ?

9. How is "Requiem" unlike any of the other poems? Why?

10. What is "Requiem?"

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