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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two objects that the Man in the Marmalade Hat carries in Poem 5?
(a) A bucket and a mop.
(b) A jar of marmalade and a spoon.
(c) A box of papers and a pen.
(d) A bird and a jewelry box.

3. In what lines of stanzas 1 and 2 of Poem 1 does the poem literally sing itself?
(a) 4, 5, and 6.
(b) 2, 3, and 4.
(c) 3, 4, and 5.
(d) 1, 2, and 3.

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

5. What is the color of the raincoat and boots mentioned in Poem 2?
(a) Spring Onions.
(b) Bright yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character smiles in the sky in Poem 6?

2. How wide does the carriage mentioned in Poem 2 become?

3. At what time of the year does the Man in the Marmalade Hat appear in Poem 5?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blake do during Poem 2?

2. What do the little children do when the Man in the Marmalade Hat arrives in Poem 5?

3. Describe Nancy Willard as a child.

4. What kind of form does Poem 1 have?

5. What is the inscription in the book of poems mentioned in the Introduction?

6. What magical things happen during Poem 2 when the traveler enters the car?

7. Describe the Man in the Marmalade Hat mentioned in Poem 5.

8. What does Poem 7 achieve for the reader?

9. What special features does the car described in Poem 2 have on the outside?

10. What does the Frontispiece accomplish?

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