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

2. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 loves puns?
(a) The rabbit.
(b) The Marmalade Man.
(c) The boy.
(d) The cow.

3. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 talks to William Blake?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Moon.
(c) The sunflower.
(d) The boy.

4. Which character is cold and afraid of losing a thumb in Poem 10?
(a) William Blake.
(b) The boy.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) The tiger.

5. Which character is working in an office in the illustration of Poem 11?
(a) Mrs. Blake.
(b) The rat.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 might take a nap like a field mouse in hay?

2. In Poem 11, who is the character that William Blake compliments?

3. Which character weaves weather on a loom in Poem 9?

4. Which two characters have to make amends in Poem 12?

5. What place is called the holy hill in Poem 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the experience different for the tiger compared to the boy in Poem 10?

2. What are some of the unusual and magical gifts the King of Cats sends his friends in Poem 13?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Blake say to the fire in Poem 10?

9. What characters do the sunflowers move along with in Poem 8?

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

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