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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poem 6, "The King of Cats Orders an Early Breakfast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character do people confuse the King of Cats with during Poem 6?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The King of Beasts.
(c) William Blake.
(d) The Moon.

2. Which characters mentioned during Poem 4 are busy working on another poem?
(a) The Sun and the Moon.
(b) William Blake and his assistant.
(c) The rabbit and the King of Cats.
(d) The boy and the rabbit.

3. Which characters are mentioned in Stanza 1 of Poem 1?
(a) Guards.
(b) Children.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Angels.

4. What animal is the vehicle mentioned in Poem 2 similar to?
(a) Bird.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Snake.
(d) Dog.

5. What is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A poet.
(c) A student.
(d) A professor of literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the poetic form of Poem 4?

2. Who are the characters that appear in the third stanza of Poem 1?

3. Which creature mentioned in Poem 3 speaks in italics?

4. Which character wakes up during Poem 4 and wants to know what the rumbling sound is?

5. Which object mentioned in Poem 2 obligingly shrinks flat?

(see the answer key)

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