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

2. What is the main character's midnight snack in Poem 6?
(a) A plate of moles.
(b) A dozen lobster claws.
(c) A hedgehog.
(d) A stew of nine mice.

3. In Poem 9, typically, who are the characters that typically receive the phrase "make way" when they arrive?
(a) William Blake and his dragons.
(b) The rich and the royalty.
(c) The Sun and the Moon.
(d) The children.

4. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 is the only one that is not happy?
(a) The boy.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The rat.
(d) The cat.

5. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?
(a) It is very long.
(b) It does not rhyme or follow standard scansion patterns.
(c) It has metaphorical characters.
(d) it involves fictional characters.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the main character of Poem 6?

4. What character carries dishes in Poem 6?

5. What is the emotion created during Poem 7?

(see the answer key)

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