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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in Poem 2 is dressed in a mackintosh and wings?
(a) Blake.
(b) Nancy Willard.
(c) Passenger.
(d) Driver.

2. Which two characters mentioned in Poem 4 are dancing and singing?
(a) The boy and the rabbit.
(b) The tiger and the sunflower.
(c) William Blake and the boy.
(d) The Sun and the Moon.

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

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

5. How many verses does Poem 1 contain and what is the rhyming pattern?
(a) Four verses with iambic pentameter.
(b) Four verses with iambic quadrameter.
(c) Three verses with iambic pentameter.
(d) Three verses with iambic quadrameter.

6. In Poem 6, Lines 4 through 7 show similarity to what story?
(a) Puss n' Boots.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) Songs of Heaven.
(d) Of Mice and Men.

7. What is the object that begins to purr when the traveler enter the car during Poem 2?
(a) Wheel.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Seat.
(d) Hat.

8. What is the poetic form of Poem 1, "William Blake's Inn for Innocent and Experienced Travelers?"
(a) Sonnet.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Virelai.
(d) Stanza.

9. What is the biggest surprise awaiting the boy inside the room in Poem 3?
(a) The loft.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A bear.
(d) A cat.

10. Which character ultimately reassures the boy in Poem 3?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The bear.
(c) The cat.
(d) The rabbit.

11. Who is the main character?
(a) Air.
(b) Marmalade Man.
(c) Boy.
(d) Blake.

12. Which character is dressed as a sailor outfit?
(a) Marmalade Man.
(b) Air.
(c) Blake.
(d) Boy.

13. How wide does the carriage mentioned in Poem 2 become?
(a) An amphitheater.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A soft, grassy field.
(d) A stadium.

14. Which characters mentioned during Poem 6 sleep in the upper regions of the house?
(a) The children.
(b) The mice.
(c) The moles.
(d) The hedgehogs.

15. Who is the first character the boy meets in Poem 3?
(a) A bear.
(b) The Moon.
(c) A girl.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nancy Willard's role that gives her insight into the poetic form of Poem 1?

2. Which character sings during Poem 6?

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

4. What kind of a journey is the traveler embarking upon?

5. What object mentioned in Poem 2 contains the inscription "Blake's Celestial Limousine?"

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