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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rhyme form of Poem 11?

2. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 will guide the travelers on their voyage?

3. What object was captured by the tailor using a trap of lime and twigs in Poem 15?

4. Which character has been pilfering food from William Blake in Poem 15?

5. Who is the character that drinks tea with William Blake in Poem 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is special about the dance of the Marmalade Man in Poem 12?

2. What does Blake urge his readers to do in the Epilogue?

3. Describe tasks the King of Cats gives his wife in Poem 13.

4. What is unusual about the tailor's house in Poem 15?

5. What is a big difference between the rabbit and the cow in Poem 9?

6. Describe the significance of the final scene in the Epilogue.

7. When the rabbit requests that everyone make way, what does the cow do in Poem 9?

8. Why does the tiger confess in Poem 14?

9. What does Blake say to the fire in Poem 10?

10. What are some of the unusual and magical gifts the King of Cats sends his friends in Poem 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of taking a spiritual journey versus just a physical one? How does this affect the boy in particular?

Part 1) What is the difference in the journeys of the boy versus the Rat?

Part 2) Describe the boy's experience at the end and how it varies greatly from his arrival. What new friends has he made? What fears has he conquered?

Part 3) Of all the travelers, who gains the most knowledge and understanding from this adventure? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Both the Marmalade Man are the King of Cats are important characters.

Part 1) Compare the Marmalade Man to the King of Cats. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What metaphorical purpose does the Marmalade Man offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) The Marmalade Man offers to clean the inn. What symbolism is inherent in this act and how does it reveal that the journey is a spiritual one?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character that the boy initially fears but then grows to like and become familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

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