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

2. What is the traveler carrying?
(a) A book of poems and an umbrella.
(b) A journal and a magic box.
(c) The Milky Way.
(d) A hatbox and suitcase.

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

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

5. What aspects of the characters is displayed in the illustration of Poem 2?
(a) Full face only.
(b) Side profiles.
(c) Full face and full profile.
(d) Back views.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character possibly jumped over the moon during Poem 7?

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

3. What object lies at the top of the tower in Poem 6?

4. Which character in the Introduction says, "Lights off. I'm going downstairs"?

5. What is the quality of the place that the reader experience during the first verse of Poem 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is special about the poetic form employed in Poem 4?

4. What is below the cow in the sky in Poem 7?

5. What does the Frontispiece accomplish?

6. What is the relationship between Nancy and Miss Pratt?

7. Describe how the cow makes the cloud into a bed in Poem 7.

8. Describe the room mentioned in Poem 3.

9. How does the bear comfort the boy in Poem 3?

10. What is unusual about the king's breakfast described in Poem 6?

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