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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 receives golden stars?
(a) The boy.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The cat.
(d) The rabbit.

2. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 has been busy cleaning the inn?
(a) The Marmalade Man.
(b) The boy.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) William Blake.

3. Which character wears a new suit of shifting lights in Poem 15?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The boy.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The tailor.

4. In Poem 8, what is the object that the sunflowers track the movement of?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Moon.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The boy.

5. Which animals does the tiger feel he must sleep by in Poem 14?
(a) Bear, lamb, rabbit, and rat.
(b) Bear, rabbit, bird, and sheep.
(c) Lamb, rabbit, rat, and cat.
(d) Rabbit, rat, cat, and mouse.

6. Why does the tiger ask William Blake for a story in Poem 14?
(a) To ease his anxieties.
(b) To restore his health.
(c) To fall asleep.
(d) To get hungry.

7. What is the symbol for someone who leads in Poem 12?
(a) The needle.
(b) The star.
(c) The sunflower.
(d) The hat.

8. In Poem 9, typically, who are the characters that typically receive the phrase "make way" when they arrive?
(a) The children.
(b) The rich and the royalty.
(c) The Sun and the Moon.
(d) William Blake and his dragons.

9. What is the instrument played by the Marmalade Man in Poem 12?
(a) A banjo.
(b) A flute.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A tambourine.

10. In the epigraph of Poem 16, what is the reader reminded to do?
(a) Share food with others.
(b) Have a face that gives light.
(c) Visit the inn.
(d) Rest at the inn.

11. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 might take a nap like a field mouse in hay?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The cow.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The little girl.

12. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 is the only one that is not happy?
(a) The boy.
(b) The cat.
(c) The rat.
(d) The tiger.

13. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 talks to William Blake?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The sunflower.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The boy.

14. Which characters mentioned in Poem 8 are tired of traveling?
(a) The girls.
(b) The sunflowers.
(c) The boy and the rabbit.
(d) The Moon and Sun.

15. In Poem 11, who is the character that William Blake compliments?
(a) The boy.
(b) The cat.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 10, what characters does William Blake lead on a walk?

2. What household matters does the King of Cats asks his wife about in Poem 13?

3. What object mentioned in Poem 8 contains the roots of the sunflowers?

4. What is the rhyme scheme employed in Poem 16?

5. What character mentioned in Poem 11 is a handsome creature?

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