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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. What does the boy request during Poem 3?
(a) A pillow, a bed, a blanket, and a book.
(b) A glass of milk and cookies.
(c) A clock, a lock, a lamp, and an hourglass.
(d) A sleeping bag and tent.

2. When asked if the other characters are coming, which character in the Frontispiece replies "soon"?
(a) Marmalade Man.
(b) Air.
(c) Moon.
(d) Star.

3. What materials are used to make the chairs in Poem 15?
(a) Velveteen, snail's feet, and comet's hair.
(b) Bat's wool, snail's feet, and onion skin.
(c) Wool, velvet, and silk.
(d) Bat's wool, mouse fur, and mole's skin.

4. What does the boy's friend tell him will be as soft as hay in Poem 3?
(a) The featherbed of the angel.
(b) The bear's arms.
(c) The Marmalade Man's hat.
(d) The blanket on the floor.

5. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?
(a) It does not rhyme or follow standard scansion patterns.
(b) it involves fictional characters.
(c) It is very long.
(d) It has metaphorical characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object was captured by the tailor using a trap of lime and twigs in Poem 15?

2. Who are the characters in Poem 1 that make snowmen?

3. What is the destination of the exciting journey involving fantasy characters in the Introduction?

4. What object mentioned in Poem 5 will straighten out the bends in the roads?

5. What does the cow think "believe" will turn out to be in Poem 9?

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