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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is the vehicle mentioned in Poem 2 similar to?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Dog.
(c) Bird.
(d) Snake.

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

3. Which character in the Frontispiece wants to know how far the journey will be?
(a) Moon.
(b) Boy.
(c) Marmalade Man.
(d) Star.

4. Which characters play gongs and drums during Poem 5?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Hedgehogs.
(d) Children.

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

6. What characters gaze out from another tower in Poem 6?
(a) Two sunflowers.
(b) Two thrushes.
(c) Two rabbits.
(d) Two moles.

7. What does the title of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers" refer to?
(a) Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.
(b) Songs of Sorrow and Songs of Innocence.
(c) Poems from a French author.
(d) Poetry by William Shakespeare.

8. What is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?
(a) A professor of literature.
(b) A dreamer.
(c) A student.
(d) A poet.

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

10. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 asks the cow how it slept?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The questioner.
(c) The boy.
(d) The girl.

11. Which character smiles in the illustration at the reader in Poem 5?
(a) The little girl.
(b) The boy.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The Man in the Marmalade Hat.

12. In Poem 3, who should the boy be kept safe from?
(a) The perilous starlight and the old moon's lunatic cat.
(b) The rabbit and the girl.
(c) The bear and the rabbit.
(d) The Marmalade Man.

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

14. Who is the character mentioned in Poem 6 that can kill you with a blast of breath?
(a) The Basilisk.
(b) The lobster.
(c) The King of Cats.
(d) The King of Beasts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 1, what actions are the dragons responsible for?

2. Where will the journey proposed during the Frontispiece take the traveler?

3. What is the main character's midnight snack in Poem 6?

4. Which character calls everyone "my loves" in Poem 5?

5. Which character is the anchor who comforts the other characters mentioned during Poem 4?

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