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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. Which characters mentioned in Poem 16 are bakers?

2. What character mentioned in Poem 11 is a handsome creature?

3. In Poem 8, what is the object that the sunflowers track the movement of?

4. What happens in Poem 12 when the fighting ends?

5. What does the cow think "believe" will turn out to be in Poem 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blake urge his readers to do in the Epilogue?

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

3. What are the rewards offered in Poem 12?

4. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What do the sunflowers want in Poem 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Certain relationships create a good foundation for the story. When Nancy asks her babysitter to tell her a bedtime story, they both interact in a very convincing manner. Describe why this relationship is believable.

Essay Topic 2

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of 3 characters, looking at similar events and how they impact each of them quite differently.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of making amends and forgiveness for wrongdoing that is illustrated in Poem 15, "Blake Tells the Tiger the Tale of the Tailor." What has the Tiger done that requires forgiveness? How does Blake explain the tailor's experience?

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