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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 is the only area that stays warm despite the cold wind in Poem 11?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The hearth where the fire is made.
(d) The barn.

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

3. Which character mentioned in Poem 14 has been stealing?
(a) The cat.
(b) William Blake.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The rat.

4. Which characters all depart during Poem 16?
(a) The sheep, lamb, and goat.
(b) The Marmalade Man, mice, and dragons.
(c) William Blake, Mrs. Blake, and the tailor.
(d) Cow, rabbit, tiger, rat, and cat.

5. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 holds a telescope and is captain?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The Marmalade Man.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which object mentioned in Poem 8 is far away and yellow and orange like the sunflowers?

2. What are the materials used by the tailor to build a house in Poem 15?

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

4. Which character receives only a handful of dirt in Poem 10?

5. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 has been busy cleaning the inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?

2. What is unusual about the tailor's house in Poem 15?

3. Why would the lion lie down beside a bear, rabbit, sheep, and bird in Poem 14?

4. What do the sunflowers want in Poem 8?

5. Describe tasks the King of Cats gives his wife in Poem 13.

6. When the rabbit requests that everyone make believe, what does the cow do in Poem 9?

7. What is so special about the walk on the Milky Way described in Poem 10?

8. What is the lesson contained in Poem 15?

9. Describe the significance of the final scene in the Epilogue.

10. What is special about the dance of the Marmalade Man in Poem 12?

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