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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 5, "The Man in the Marmalade Hat Arrives".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the characters in Poem 1 that make snowmen?
(a) Guards.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Angels.
(d) Children.

3. Which two characters are dressed in tails in Poem 5?
(a) The two children.
(b) The raccoon and the hedgehog.
(c) The rabbit and the tiger.
(d) The Man in the Marmalade Hat and William Blake.

4. The Frontispiece creates this tone for the remaining poems.
(a) Magical.
(b) Foreboding.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Pedantic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's friend tell him will be as soft as hay in Poem 3?

2. Which characters are on a visit during Poem 4?

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

4. How does the Frontispiece differ from the other poems?

5. In the Frontispiece, who is having a conversation?

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