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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. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?
(a) The cat.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The bear.

2. In Poem 12, on whose back do the sunflowers balance themselves?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The happy lamb.
(c) The cow.
(d) The lion.

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

4. What is the poetic form of Poem 3?
(a) Chastushka rhythm of a sonnet.
(b) Dactylic hexameter of a sonnet.
(c) Dactylic hexameter of a limerick.
(d) Anapestic rhythm of a limerick.

5. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 offers the cow bread and butter?
(a) The girl.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest surprise awaiting the boy inside the room in Poem 3?

2. Through what does the Marmalade Man asks the other characters to follow him in Poem 12?

3. What happens in Poem 12 when the fighting ends?

4. What is the emotion created during Poem 7?

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

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