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

2. Through what does the Marmalade Man asks the other characters to follow him in Poem 12?
(a) The Milky Way.
(b) Mist and maze.
(c) The valley.
(d) The moat.

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

4. Who is the character that the sunflowers talk to in Poem 8?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The boy.

5. Which character receives emerald green boots in Poem 10?
(a) The rat.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The cat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which characters mentioned in Poem 16 are bakers?

4. What is the gift that the King of Cats sends to the cat who winds the clocks in Poem 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Blake give the rat iron boots to wear in Poem 10?

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

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

6. What is a big difference between the rabbit and the cow in Poem 9?

7. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?

8. Why does the tiger confess in Poem 14?

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

10. What does the poetic form of Poem 8 achieve?

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