5. How does the worker bee spend his days?
(a) Lounging around or laying eggs.
(b) Eating bonbons and watching movies.
(c) Slaving away to provide for the hive.
(d) Flying around the hive looking for a mate.

6. How do the two parts relate to the whirligig beetle?
(a) Reflect the movement of the whirligig beetle.
(b) Reflect the aggressiveness of the whirligig beetle.
(c) Reflect the joy felt by the whirligig beetle.
(d) Reflect the laziness of the whirligig beetle.

7. Upon contemplating this poem and the deaths of these insects, one becomes more aware of what?
(a) The power of nature.
(b) The importance of insects.
(c) The power of insects.
(d) The number of insect species.

8. "Cicadas" tells of the _________ that cicadas feel.
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Fear.

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

10. What is another mood of "Honeybees"?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Relaxed and happy.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Worried.

11. This poem pays respect to these insects when?
(a) When they become adult insects.
(b) At the time of their births.
(c) At the time they go through metamorphosis.
(d) At the time of their deaths.

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

13. With what are the pages of the whirligig beetle's poem covered?
(a) The word whirligig.
(b) Strong verbs describing these beetles.
(c) Vocabulary describing this beetle.
(d) Drawings of these swerving, spinning beetles.

14. "The Digger Wasp" tells of the life of a digger wasp as it prepares for what?
(a) The end of summer.
(b) The arrival of its offspring.
(c) The spring floods.
(d) Night.

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