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

2. Which characters mentioned during Poem 4 are busy working on another poem?
(a) The Sun and the Moon.
(b) The boy and the rabbit.
(c) William Blake and his assistant.
(d) The rabbit and the King of Cats.

3. Which character is still snoozing during all the activity of Poem 5?
(a) The raccoon.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The boy.
(d) The hedgehog.

4. What character insists on cleaning the inn in Poem 5?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The boy.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.

5. What does the boy find instead of a bed in Poem 3?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A box.
(c) An afghan.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?

4. Which creature mentioned in Poem 3 speaks in italics?

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

(see the answer key)

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