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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in Poem 5 is happy to see the the Man in the Marmalade Hat?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The rabbit.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The boy.

2. Which character is the anchor who comforts the other characters mentioned during Poem 4?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The boy.

3. Which character sings during Poem 6?
(a) The boy.
(b) The King of Cats.
(c) The King of Beasts.
(d) William Blake.

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

5. What character insists on cleaning the inn in Poem 5?
(a) The boy.
(b) The tiger.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.

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

7. Which character mentioned during the Introduction died two hundred years ago?
(a) Babysitter.
(b) Miss Pratt.
(c) Blake.
(d) Tyger.

8. Which character mentioned during Poem 4 surprisingly moves in the middle of the night?
(a) The boy.
(b) The sunflower.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The Sun.

9. Which character wakes up during Poem 4 and wants to know what the rumbling sound is?
(a) The king of cats.
(b) The dancing moon.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The rabbit.

10. Which character in Poem 2 is dressed in a mackintosh and wings?
(a) Nancy Willard.
(b) Driver.
(c) Passenger.
(d) Blake.

11. Which two characters mentioned in Poem 4 are dancing and singing?
(a) William Blake and the boy.
(b) The boy and the rabbit.
(c) The tiger and the sunflower.
(d) The Sun and the Moon.

12. What is accomplished by removing capitals and having simple, exact rhymes in Poem 2?
(a) The rhymes are forced.
(b) The reader is confused.
(c) The story is hard to follow.
(d) The poem feels like a story.

13. What object mentioned in Poem 5 will straighten out the bends in the roads?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A bottle of starch.
(c) A car.
(d) A liquid pen.

14. What objects is the traveler missing in Poem 2?
(a) A luggage rack or a seat.
(b) Shoes or a sense of humor.
(c) A bun or mustard.
(d) Umbrella or goggles.

15. Which character calls everyone "my loves" in Poem 5?
(a) The child on the roof.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.
(d) The raccoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 6, Lines 4 through 7 show similarity to what story?

2. Which two characters are dressed in tails in Poem 5?

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

4. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 asks the cow how it slept?

5. How many verses does Poem 1 contain and what is the rhyming pattern?

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