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

2. Which character in the Frontispiece wants to know how far the journey will be?
(a) Star.
(b) Boy.
(c) Moon.
(d) Marmalade Man.

3. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.
(a) Scientific.
(b) Magical.
(c) Foreboding.
(d) Pedantic.

4. In the Introduction, who explains how the book was born?
(a) Nancy Willard.
(b) Miss Pratt.
(c) Tyger.
(d) Babysitter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character of the Introduction?

2. Who is the character Nancy has a lively conversation with during the Introduction?

3. Which character is dressed as a sailor outfit?

4. What is pasted on the ceiling of the room mentioned in the Introduction?

5. In what lines of stanzas 1 and 2 of Poem 1 does the poem literally sing itself?

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