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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 is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A poet.
(c) A professor of literature.
(d) A student.

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

3. Which character in the Introduction says, "Lights off. I'm going downstairs"?
(a) Blake.
(b) Tyger.
(c) Miss Pratt.
(d) Nancy Willard.

4. In the Frontispiece, which character asks if the others will come?
(a) Sun.
(b) Boy.
(c) Moon.
(d) Star.

5. What does the title of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers" refer to?
(a) Songs of Sorrow and Songs of Innocence.
(b) Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.
(c) Poetry by William Shakespeare.
(d) Poems from a French author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in the Introduction wonders what is real and what is not when staring at the ceiling?

2. What is the traveler carrying?

3. Who are the characters that appear in the third stanza of Poem 1?

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

5. What is the destination of the exciting journey involving fantasy characters in the Introduction?

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