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

2. "Water Boatmen" frequently repeats what word?
(a) Swim.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Jump.
(d) Dive.

3. What else does the digger wasp prepare for its children?
(a) Mates.
(b) Work.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Food.

4. Why do the two parts do this?
(a) To give a sense of jealousy and hatred.
(b) To give a sense of determination.
(c) To create a sense of frenzy and chaos.
(d) To give a sense of humor.

5. How does "Requiem" end?
(a) By blaming people for the deaths of these insects.
(b) By giving the insects homes.
(c) By giving the names of the insects who have died.
(d) By giving the cause of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the water boatmen headed?

2. For whom is "Requiem?"

3. A great deal of imagery and expressive vocabulary is also used to describe the ____________ movements of these beetles.

4. What about this time of year do the cicadas like?

5. How can the lives of the two different bees in this poem be described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How could a person relate to a day in the life of the whirligig beetle?

4. What is the mood of "The Digger Wasp?" Why?

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

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

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

8. How does this mood in "The Digger Wasp" change? Why?

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

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

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