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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 13, "The King of Cats Sends a Postcard to His Wife".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the poetic form of verse employed in Poem 5?
(a) Literal.
(b) Hexameter.
(c) Anapestic.
(d) Iambic.

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

4. Which character is afraid of the flashing lights during Poem 4?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The boy.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The King of Cats.

5. What are the objects being prepared in the third verse of Poem 1?
(a) Paper for writing poetry.
(b) Loaves of bread to eat.
(c) Spits of meat to consume.
(d) Featherbeds for heavenly sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. By making believe in Poem 9, what can people do?

2. What is the ballad form of Poem 8?

3. What is the gift that the King of Cats sends to the cat who winds the clocks in Poem 13?

4. Which characters mentioned in Poem 8 are tired of traveling?

5. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 talks to William Blake?

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