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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character do people confuse the King of Cats with during Poem 6?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The King of Beasts.

2. What are the objects being prepared in the third verse of Poem 1?
(a) Featherbeds for heavenly sleep.
(b) Spits of meat to consume.
(c) Loaves of bread to eat.
(d) Paper for writing poetry.

3. What is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A professor of literature.
(c) A poet.
(d) A student.

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

5. Which object is always present in Poem 7?
(a) The weather vane.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The wren.
(d) The table.

6. Which creature mentioned in Poem 3 speaks in italics?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The bear.
(c) The girl.
(d) The Moon.

7. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Magical.
(d) Scientific.

8. Which character smiles in the illustration at the reader in Poem 5?
(a) The little girl.
(b) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.
(c) The boy.
(d) The raccoon.

9. What are the two objects that the Man in the Marmalade Hat carries in Poem 5?
(a) A bird and a jewelry box.
(b) A jar of marmalade and a spoon.
(c) A box of papers and a pen.
(d) A bucket and a mop.

10. What is the traveler carrying?
(a) A journal and a magic box.
(b) A hatbox and suitcase.
(c) A book of poems and an umbrella.
(d) The Milky Way.

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

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

13. Who is the main character of the Introduction?
(a) Blake.
(b) Nancy Willard.
(c) Miss Pratt.
(d) Tyger.

14. What is the poetic form of verse employed in Poem 5?
(a) Anapestic.
(b) Literal.
(c) Iambic.
(d) Hexameter.

15. Where does the light mentioned during Poem 4 come from?
(a) The dancing Moon.
(b) The reflection of the stars.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) The crouching Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character wakes up during Poem 4 and wants to know what the rumbling sound is?

2. Which character in the Frontispiece wants to know how far the journey will be?

3. Which character is the anchor who comforts the other characters mentioned during Poem 4?

4. What aspects of the characters is displayed in the illustration of Poem 2?

5. What is the object that the cow slept on in Poem 7?

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