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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two characters mentioned in Poem 4 are dancing and singing?
(a) The tiger and the sunflower.
(b) The boy and the rabbit.
(c) The Sun and the Moon.
(d) William Blake and the boy.

2. What is the object that begins to purr when the traveler enter the car during Poem 2?
(a) Suitcase.
(b) Hat.
(c) Wheel.
(d) Seat.

3. Who is the character mentioned in Poem 6 that can kill you with a blast of breath?
(a) The lobster.
(b) The King of Cats.
(c) The Basilisk.
(d) The King of Beasts.

4. Which character in the Introduction says, "Lights off. I'm going downstairs"?
(a) Nancy Willard.
(b) Blake.
(c) Miss Pratt.
(d) Tyger.

5. In Poem 6, Lines 4 through 7 show similarity to what story?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) Puss n' Boots.
(c) Songs of Heaven.
(d) Of Mice and Men.

6. Which character is dressed as a sailor outfit?
(a) Boy.
(b) Air.
(c) Blake.
(d) Marmalade Man.

7. What is pasted on the ceiling of the room mentioned in the Introduction?
(a) Stars.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Poems.

8. What object mentioned in Poem 2 contains the inscription "Blake's Celestial Limousine?"
(a) Boots.
(b) Macintosh.
(c) Cap.
(d) Umbrella.

9. What aspects of the characters is displayed in the illustration of Poem 2?
(a) Side profiles.
(b) Full face and full profile.
(c) Full face only.
(d) Back views.

10. Which character is still snoozing during all the activity of Poem 5?
(a) The boy.
(b) The raccoon.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The hedgehog.

11. What does the boy find instead of a bed in Poem 3?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A box.
(c) A bear.
(d) An afghan.

12. Which object mentioned in Poem 2 obligingly shrinks flat?
(a) Car.
(b) Hat.
(c) Luggage.
(d) Seat.

13. What is the rhythmic pattern of Poem 4?
(a) ABCCBA.
(b) AABCCB.
(c) ABBCCA.
(d) ABCABC.

14. In the Introduction, who explains how the book was born?
(a) Nancy Willard.
(b) Babysitter.
(c) Tyger.
(d) Miss Pratt.

15. What does the boy's friend tell him will be as soft as hay in Poem 3?
(a) The Marmalade Man's hat.
(b) The featherbed of the angel.
(c) The blanket on the floor.
(d) The bear's arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which characters mentioned during Poem 4 are busy working on another poem?

2. What is the traveler carrying?

3. When asked if the other characters are coming, which character in the Frontispiece replies "soon"?

4. Which character do people confuse the King of Cats with during Poem 6?

5. Which character is afraid of the flashing lights during Poem 4?

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