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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nancy believe sent The Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience?
(a) Miss Pratt.
(b) Nancy Willard.
(c) Blake
(d) Tyger.

2. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"
(a) Stanza.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Virelai.

3. What is pasted on the ceiling of the room mentioned in the Introduction?
(a) Drawings.
(b) Rainbows.
(c) Stars.
(d) Poems.

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

5. Which character in the Introduction is Nancy curious about?
(a) Tyger.
(b) Blake.
(c) Miss Pratt.
(d) Babysitter.

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

7. In Poem 1, what actions are the dragons responsible for?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Cooking and baking.
(c) Chasing away children.
(d) Guarding the inn.

8. Which character in the Introduction wonders what is real and what is not when staring at the ceiling?
(a) Miss Pratt.
(b) Nancy Willard.
(c) Tyger.
(d) Blake.

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

10. Which character is still snoozing during all the activity of Poem 5?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The hedgehog.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The boy.

11. What character smiles in the sky in Poem 6?
(a) The comet.
(b) A shooting star.
(c) The Moon.
(d) The boy.

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

13. Which characters are mentioned in Stanza 1 of Poem 1?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Children.
(c) Angels.
(d) Guards.

14. What is the poetic form of Poem 4?
(a) Romance five.
(b) Rime couye.
(c) Romance seven.
(d) Allegory.

15. Which character signs the dedication on the title page in the Introduction?
(a) Miss Pratt.
(b) Tyger.
(c) Nancy Willard.
(d) Blake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the object mentioned in Poem 7 that shines from above?

2. Which character is dressed as a sailor outfit?

3. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?

4. Which character in the Introduction had measles at seven?

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

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