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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 5, "The Man in the Marmalade Hat Arrives".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the biggest surprise awaiting the boy inside the room in Poem 3?
(a) The loft.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bear.

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

3. What is the object affixed to the vehicle during Poem 2?
(a) A British Flag.
(b) A toy.
(c) A glowing star.
(d) A small bird.

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

5. Which character mentioned during Poem 4 surprisingly moves in the middle of the night?
(a) The sunflower.
(b) The rabbit.
(c) The boy.
(d) The Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is accomplished by removing capitals and having simple, exact rhymes in Poem 2?

2. Which characters are mentioned in Stanza 1 of Poem 1?

3. How wide does the carriage mentioned in Poem 2 become?

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

5. Which character in Poem 5 is happy to see the the Man in the Marmalade Hat?

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