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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. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.
(a) Pedantic.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Magical.
(d) Foreboding.

2. What does the boy's friend tell him will be as soft as hay in Poem 3?
(a) The featherbed of the angel.
(b) The blanket on the floor.
(c) The Marmalade Man's hat.
(d) The bear's arms.

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

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

5. What is the illustration mentioned in Poem 7?
(a) A full-sized cow up in the sky.
(b) The Moon hiding behind clouds.
(c) A little boy dancing with serving girls.
(d) William Blake feeding the cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Frontispiece, which character asks if the others will come?

2. What is the poetic form of verse employed in Poem 5?

3. What does the boy request during Poem 3?

4. What is the object that the cow slept on in Poem 7?

5. Which character in the Introduction wonders what is real and what is not when staring at the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of form does Poem 1 have?

3. What does Blake do during Poem 2?

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

5. What does Poem 7 achieve for the reader?

6. What kind of journey does the boy embark upon in the Frontispiece?

7. Describe the driver mentioned in Poem 2.

8. What does the scene for the meal in Poem 6 consist of and where does it take place?

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

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

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