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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 6, "The King of Cats Orders an Early Breakfast".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"
(a) Sonnet.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Stanza.
(d) Virelai.

3. Which characters play gongs and drums during Poem 5?
(a) Hedgehogs.
(b) Badgers.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Children.

4. Which characters are on a visit during Poem 4?
(a) The rabbit and the tiger.
(b) William Blake's friends.
(c) The boy and the King of Cats.
(d) The sunflowers.

5. What is Blake's role in the illustration for Poem 2?
(a) Passenger.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Driver.
(d) Escort.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character mentioned during the Introduction died two hundred years ago?

2. What character insists on cleaning the inn in Poem 5?

3. Which object mentioned in Poem 2 obligingly shrinks flat?

4. Which characters mentioned during Poem 4 are busy working on another poem?

5. What does the boy's friend tell him will be as soft as hay in Poem 3?

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