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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through House Crickets and Chrysalis Diary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.
(b) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(c) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.
(d) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.

2. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.
(a) Capital letters.
(b) Exclamation points.
(c) Italics.
(d) Bold print.

3. What is another clue for the house crickets about the time of year?
(a) The temperature in the meadow.
(b) The food eaten by the animals in the barn.
(c) The food eaten by the homeowners.
(d) The color of the leaves on the trees.

4. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?
(a) Say very different things.
(b) Speak very quickly and loudly.
(c) Say the same thing.
(d) Speak slowly and quietly.

5. Why is the answer to number 90 repeated in the poem?
(a) This repetition creates the rhythm of the insects' oars as they slice through the water.
(b) This repetition shows how fast the boatmen must swim.
(c) This repetition shows how important these insects are.
(d) This repetition is meant to annoy the reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the grasshoppers hop?

2. "Honeybees" is told from the perspective of whom?

3. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"

4. Upon contemplating this poem and the deaths of these insects, one becomes more aware of what?

5. For what else does the digger wasp prepare?

(see the answer key)

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