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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. When asked if the other characters are coming, which character in the Frontispiece replies "soon"?
(a) Moon.
(b) Marmalade Man.
(c) Star.
(d) Air.

2. Which object is always present in Poem 7?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The weather vane.
(c) The table.
(d) The wren.

3. What is the ballad form of Poem 8?
(a) ABBA.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABCA.
(d) ABCC.

4. In Poem 12, on whose back do the sunflowers balance themselves?
(a) The lion.
(b) The happy lamb.
(c) The cow.
(d) The tiger.

5. What is the poetic form of verse employed in Poem 5?
(a) Anapestic.
(b) Literal.
(c) Iambic.
(d) Hexameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only area that stays warm despite the cold wind in Poem 11?

2. Which character in the Introduction wonders what is real and what is not when staring at the ceiling?

3. What is Blake's role in the illustration for Poem 2?

4. Who is the main character?

5. Where will the journey proposed during the Frontispiece take the traveler?

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