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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the illustration for Poem 1 contain?
(a) Nancy Willard sleeping.
(b) Two angels playing with two children.
(c) Two dragon cooks with yellow eyes.
(d) Blake fighting a dragon.

2. In Poem 1, what actions are the dragons responsible for?
(a) Guarding the inn.
(b) Chasing away children.
(c) Cooking and baking.
(d) Fighting.

3. Which characters are mentioned in Stanza 1 of Poem 1?
(a) Guards.
(b) Angels.
(c) Children.
(d) Dragons.

4. Which character in the Introduction had measles at seven?
(a) Miss Pratt.
(b) Nancy Willard.
(c) Tyger.
(d) Blake.

5. What is the destination of the exciting journey involving fantasy characters in the Introduction?
(a) The garden.
(b) The inn.
(c) The attic.
(d) The heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?

2. In the Introduction, who explains how the book was born?

3. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"

4. What is the quality of the place that the reader experience during the first verse of Poem 1?

5. What kind of a journey is the traveler embarking upon?

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