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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. The two parts of the poem frequently do what?
(a) Overlap.
(b) Argue.
(c) Tell jokes.
(d) Repeat.

2. Will the digger wasp ever see its offspring?
(a) Yes, for their entire lives.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, for several weeks.
(d) Yes, but only for a short while.

3. How can the lives of the two different bees in this poem be described?
(a) As identical.
(b) As very similar.
(c) As very different.
(d) As exciting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the water boatmen headed?

2. The sound of cicadas singing begins how?

3. The digger wasp creates what for its children?

4. What happens when the water boatmen reach their destination?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do "Whirligig Beetles" and "Requiem" compare?

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

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

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

6. Compare the different types of honeybees.

7. What is a literary device used in "Water Boatmen?" Explain how it is used.

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

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

10. What is "Requiem?"

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