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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 12, "The Marmalade Man Makes a Dance to Mend Us".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the biggest surprise awaiting the boy inside the room in Poem 3?
(a) The loft.
(b) A cat.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A bear.

3. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 stands on gossamer white clouds?
(a) The cow.
(b) William Blake.
(c) Serving girl.
(d) The boy.

4. Through what does the Marmalade Man asks the other characters to follow him in Poem 12?
(a) Mist and maze.
(b) The Milky Way.
(c) The moat.
(d) The valley.

5. What is the illustration mentioned in Poem 7?
(a) A little boy dancing with serving girls.
(b) William Blake feeding the cow.
(c) The Moon hiding behind clouds.
(d) A full-sized cow up in the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poetic form of Poem 3?

2. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?

3. Which object mentioned in Poem 7 is below the clouds?

4. How many couplets exist in Poem 7?

5. In Poem 3, who should the boy be kept safe from?

(see the answer key)

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