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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the traveler carrying?

2. What kind of a journey is the traveler embarking upon?

3. What are the two objects that the Man in the Marmalade Hat carries in Poem 5?

4. What object in Poem 7 was eaten with butter?

5. What is the object mentioned in Poem 7 that shines from above?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the little children do when the Man in the Marmalade Hat arrives in Poem 5?

3. Describe how the cow makes the cloud into a bed in Poem 7.

4. What is the surprising contrast in the character of the rabbit that Poem 4 reveals?

5. Why does Blake enjoy the company of the Man in the Marmalade Hat in Poem 5?

6. What does Nancy think about when she stares at the glowing stars on her ceiling?

7. Describe the room mentioned in Poem 3.

8. What is different about the dragons?

9. What kind of form does Poem 1 have?

10. Describe Nancy Willard as a child.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the poetic form rime couye reveal the fantasy of the unfolding journey, working with the lights and noise of the physical experience of the Sun and Moon's arrival?

Essay Topic 2

The Rabbit and the Tiger are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that the rabbit had a direct influence upon? What are some events that the Tiger had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Both the Marmalade Man are the King of Cats are important characters.

Part 1) Compare the Marmalade Man to the King of Cats. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What metaphorical purpose does the Marmalade Man offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) The Marmalade Man offers to clean the inn. What symbolism is inherent in this act and how does it reveal that the journey is a spiritual one?

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