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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 13, "The King of Cats Sends a Postcard to His Wife".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the instrument played by the Marmalade Man in Poem 12?
(a) A flute.
(b) A tambourine.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A banjo.

2. In what lines of stanzas 1 and 2 of Poem 1 does the poem literally sing itself?
(a) 1, 2, and 3.
(b) 4, 5, and 6.
(c) 2, 3, and 4.
(d) 3, 4, and 5.

3. Which character in the Frontispiece wants to know how far the journey will be?
(a) Boy.
(b) Moon.
(c) Star.
(d) Marmalade Man.

4. In the Frontispiece, who is having a conversation?
(a) Air, moon, Milky Way, star.
(b) Sun, boy, King of Cats, Marmalade Man.
(c) Sun, moon, air, star.
(d) Sun, moon, boy, Milky Way.

5. In the Introduction, who explains how the book was born?
(a) Nancy Willard.
(b) Tyger.
(c) Babysitter.
(d) Miss Pratt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is afraid of the flashing lights during Poem 4?

2. Who is the character that drinks tea with William Blake in Poem 13?

3. Which character mentioned in Poem 7 asks the cow how it slept?

4. Which poetic form employed in Poem 8 is slower than the iambic form?

5. In Poem 6, what does the main character's breakfast consist of?

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