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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which object mentioned in Poem 7 is below the clouds?
(a) The village.
(b) The boy.
(c) The table.
(d) The Moon.

2. At what time of the year does the Man in the Marmalade Hat appear in Poem 5?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) December.

3. How many verses does Poem 1 contain and what is the rhyming pattern?
(a) Four verses with iambic pentameter.
(b) Three verses with iambic pentameter.
(c) Three verses with iambic quadrameter.
(d) Four verses with iambic quadrameter.

4. Which character twirls on her toes in Poem 4?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The dancing moon.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The king of cats.

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

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

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

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

9. In the Frontispiece, which character asks if the others will come?
(a) Boy.
(b) Sun.
(c) Moon.
(d) Star.

10. What does the illustration for Poem 1 contain?
(a) Blake fighting a dragon.
(b) Two dragon cooks with yellow eyes.
(c) Nancy Willard sleeping.
(d) Two angels playing with two children.

11. Which object is always present in Poem 7?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The wren.
(c) The table.
(d) The weather vane.

12. What object in Poem 7 was eaten with butter?
(a) A scone.
(b) A star.
(c) A muffin.
(d) A cloud.

13. Where does the light mentioned during Poem 4 come from?
(a) The crouching Sun.
(b) The dancing Moon.
(c) The reflection of the stars.
(d) A flashlight.

14. Who is the main character?
(a) Marmalade Man.
(b) Boy.
(c) Air.
(d) Blake.

15. In the Frontispiece, which character says they are already there?
(a) Boy.
(b) Moon.
(c) Air.
(d) Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which object mentioned in Poem 2 obligingly shrinks flat?

2. What is the object that begins to purr when the traveler enter the car during Poem 2?

3. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.

4. What characters gaze out from another tower in Poem 6?

5. What are the two objects that the Man in the Marmalade Hat carries in Poem 5?

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