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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 two characters have to make amends in Poem 12?

2. Which character mentioned during Poem 8 is tired?

3. What materials are used to make the chairs in Poem 15?

4. Which character mentioned in Poem 8 shines with dew?

5. In the epigraph of Poem 16, what is the reader reminded to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William Blake do after the sunflowers make their request in Poem 8?

2. What do the sunflowers want in Poem 8?

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

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

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

6. What is special about the dance of the Marmalade Man in Poem 12?

7. What are the rewards offered in Poem 12?

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

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

10. Why is the fire contained in Poem 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character that the boy initially fears but then grows to like and become familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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