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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 15, "Blake Tells the Tiger the Tale of the Tailor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Poem 10, what does staying awake symbolize?
(a) Capitalizing on beauty around.
(b) Staying warm.
(c) Being alive to the loveliness around us.
(d) Keeping beauty to yourself.

2. Who is the first character the boy meets in Poem 3?
(a) A girl.
(b) A bear.
(c) The Moon.
(d) A rabbit.

3. Who are the characters that appear in the third stanza of Poem 1?
(a) Snow.
(b) Featherbeds.
(c) Angels.
(d) Blake.

4. When the boy is homesick, what does he wish for during Poem 3?
(a) His teddy bear.
(b) His parents.
(c) The comforts of home.
(d) His friend.

5. What is the main character's midnight snack in Poem 6?
(a) A stew of nine mice.
(b) A plate of moles.
(c) A dozen lobster claws.
(d) A hedgehog.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Through what does the Marmalade Man asks the other characters to follow him in Poem 12?

4. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 is literal?

5. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 shines with dew?

(see the answer key)

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