Answer:
“The Hive Mind,” the author claims that bees are smarter than they appear, and also that they can think about their own thinking. ... In paragraph 11, the author strengthens the argument that bees have metacognition by discussing the kind of test scientists use to check for this in other species
1 (D) The loneliness of human beings
2 (A) The heron feeding on the snake in the pond
3 (D) The rabbits are part of George and Lennie's dream of one day having their own farm
4 (A) Flashback
5 (A) Time order/sequence signal words
6 (C) As a point of tension in the plot's rising action