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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 13, "The King of Cats Sends a Postcard to His Wife".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character insists on cleaning the inn in Poem 5?
(a) The boy.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.
(d) The tiger.

2. Which character mentioned during the Introduction died two hundred years ago?
(a) Blake.
(b) Miss Pratt.
(c) Babysitter.
(d) Tyger.

3. Which poetic form employed in Poem 8 is slower than the iambic form?
(a) Dactyl.
(b) Hexameter.
(c) Anapestic.
(d) Cinquain.

4. Which character is cold and afraid of losing a thumb in Poem 10?
(a) The boy.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The rabbit.

5. What is the symbol for someone who leads in Poem 12?
(a) The sunflower.
(b) The needle.
(c) The star.
(d) The hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two objects that the Man in the Marmalade Hat carries in Poem 5?

2. Which characters play gongs and drums during Poem 5?

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

4. Which two characters mentioned in Poem 4 are dancing and singing?

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

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