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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 3, "A Rabbit Reveals My Room ".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects is the traveler missing in Poem 2?
(a) A bun or mustard.
(b) Umbrella or goggles.
(c) Shoes or a sense of humor.
(d) A luggage rack or a seat.

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

3. What is the quality of the place that the reader experience during the first verse of Poem 1?
(a) Violent and turbulent.
(b) Energetic and frenetic.
(c) Dark and foreboding.
(d) Restful and magical.

4. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?
(a) The bear.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The cat.

5. What is the poetic form of Poem 3?
(a) Dactylic hexameter of a limerick.
(b) Dactylic hexameter of a sonnet.
(c) Anapestic rhythm of a limerick.
(d) Chastushka rhythm of a sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in the Introduction had measles at seven?

2. What does the illustration for Poem 1 contain?

3. What is the object that begins to purr when the traveler enter the car during Poem 2?

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

5. Who is the character outside the inn mentioned in Poem 3 that the bear warns about?

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