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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 rhyme scheme employed in Poem 16?
(a) ABCA.
(b) ABCC.
(c) AABB.
(d) ABBA.
2. To which character does the King of Cats sends the shadows of a dozen mice in Poem 13?
(a) The cat who winds the clock.
(b) The cat who brings ice to his house.
(c) The cat who guards the door.
(d) His wife.
3. Which poetic form employed in Poem 8 is slower than the iambic form?
(a) Cinquain.
(b) Anapestic.
(c) Hexameter.
(d) Dactyl.
4. Which character is working in an office in the illustration of Poem 11?
(a) William Blake.
(b) Mrs. Blake.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The rat.
5. What is the symbol for someone who leads in Poem 12?
(a) The sunflower.
(b) The star.
(c) The needle.
(d) The hat.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which characters all depart during Poem 16?
2. Which character mentioned in Poem 10 receives golden stars?
3. Which character mentioned in Poem 9 will guide the travelers on their voyage?
4. In Poem 12, on whose back do the sunflowers balance themselves?
5. Which object mentioned in Poem 8 is far away and yellow and orange like the sunflowers?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the rabbit requests that everyone make room, what does the cow do in Poem 9?
2. Why does the tiger confess in Poem 14?
3. Describe the significance of the final scene in the Epilogue.
4. What is a big difference between the rabbit and the cow in Poem 9?
5. What does William Blake do after the sunflowers make their request in Poem 8?
6. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?
7. What are some of the unusual and magical gifts the King of Cats sends his friends in Poem 13?
8. How is the experience different for the rabbit compared to the cat in Poem 10?
9. How is the experience different for the tiger compared to the boy in Poem 10?
10. What do the sunflowers want in Poem 8?
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