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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. What object mentioned in Poem 2 contains the inscription "Blake's Celestial Limousine?"
(a) Cap.
(b) Boots.
(c) Macintosh.
(d) Umbrella.

2. In what lines of stanzas 1 and 2 of Poem 1 does the poem literally sing itself?
(a) 2, 3, and 4.
(b) 3, 4, and 5.
(c) 1, 2, and 3.
(d) 4, 5, and 6.

3. Which character smiles in the illustration at the reader in Poem 5?
(a) The raccoon.
(b) The boy.
(c) The little girl.
(d) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.

4. Where will the journey proposed during the Frontispiece take the traveler?
(a) To Blake's Inn.
(b) To the other side of the globe.
(c) To a library.
(d) To another planet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 3, who should the boy be kept safe from?

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

3. In the Frontispiece, who is having a conversation?

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

5. Which character do people confuse the King of Cats with during Poem 6?

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